Fanny Elssler [ca.1840-ongoing].

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Fanny Elssler [ca.1840-ongoing].

Collection contains clipping, photograph, andcorrespondence files.

3 folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7502928

Museum of Performance & Design

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Elssler, Fanny, 1810-1884

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Fanny Elssler (1810-1884) was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period. She introduced theatricalized folk dance (character dance) into ballet. She was celebrated for her spirited, spectacular dancing and for her technique, especially her point work. Fanny Elssler died in Vienna on 27 November 1884....