Taglioni

/ taˈʎoni /

noun

1. TaglioniMarie18041884FItalianDANCE: ballet dancer Marie. 1804–84, Italian ballet dancer, whose romantic style greatly influenced ballet in the 19th century

Example Sentences

This tradition started in the early 19th century, when legendary ballerina Marie Taglioni inspired bombardments of roses.

From Washington Post

Dancing on the toes revolutionized ballet in 1832, when Italian ballerina Marie Taglioni caused a sensation in “La Sylphide.”

From Washington Post

As yet there are no craters named for Ashton, Pavlova, Robbins, Taglioni.

From New York Times

When Marie Taglioni, the archetypal sylph of the Romantic era, triumphed in St. Petersburg in the 1830s and ’40s, Russian balletomanes detached her horses from her carriage and drew it themselves.

From New York Times

Alice Taglioni is a single thirtysomething holding out for Mr Right, while looking to a Woody Allen poster for advice.

From The Guardian