Taglioni

British  

/ taˈʎoni /

noun

1. Marie. 1804–84, Italian ballet dancer, whose romantic style greatly influenced ballet in the 19th century

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Example Sentences

Cornell's Europe, however, ended with World War I and perpetuated itself in hotel letterheads from French spas, fragments of Baedeker maps and reverent evocations of ballerinas, from Marie Taglioni to Loie Fuller.

From Time Magazine Archive

I had been able to determine for myself before then that Marie Taglioni was by no means a good-looking woman, but I did not expect her to be so plain as she was.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.

A queen of another sort, Taglioni, here consoled herself for the quiet of her retirement from the stage.

From Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) by Howe, Julia Ward

Here is another story Taglioni told me on a subsequent occasion.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.

I nearly went over that time—I had a paper-doll once, named Taglioni.

From Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls by Bruce, Josephine