One can imagine a playhouse running on the basis of a big ballet, with a story, popular music, magnificent scenery, gorgeous costumes, huge corps de ballet, half-a-dozen principals and immense advertisement.
Some pictures which will always count among the masterpieces of the nineteenth century, represent the whole corps de ballet performing on the stage before a dark and empty house.
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Those in charge of the chorus and thecorpsdeballetwrote memos, on stationery with the same letterhead, about misbehaviour in the ranks.
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As reward for loyal patronage, he gained access to the "secret world" of music-hall, and to thecorpsdeballetbackstage.
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In the season of 1838-9, for example, there were twenty-two principal singers, thirtyone principal dancers, and seventy-three members each in the chorus and thecorpsdeballet.
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Prior to becoming a principal dancer, she was in the "corpsdeballet" and then a soloist.
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She also added a "corpsdeballet" to the city in which she took great pride.
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He joined thecorpsdeballetin 1997.
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He was accepted into the "corpsdeballet" in 1973 and promoted to solo dancer (principal) in 1975, when he was twenty.
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A member of the "corpsdeballet", she performed in 19th century classics as well as contemporary pieces.
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Thecorpsdeballetfor the performance was 50 strong.
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He began his professional life as a dancer in thecorpsdeballet, rising to the position of leading soloist.
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Under him, thecorpsdeballetwas recognised as rivalling and even excelling the best anywhere else in the world.
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The diverse curriculum, grounded in classical technique, also includes classes in contemporary dance,corpsdeballet, music, conditioning/floor barre, and character dance.
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After four years in thecorpsdeballet, she was promoted to principal dancer in 1982.
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She is described by the author in the prologue as the most charming star of our admirablecorpsdeballet.
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Due to its size, the company operates two troupes ofcorpsdeballet.
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