Jean-Baptiste Hus
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Jean-Baptiste Hus was a French ballet dancer and ballet master. He was the son of François Hus and Françoise-Nicole Gravillon, he was the brother of the future actress Mlle Hus and a member of the large Hus family
, an 18th century dynasty of dancers and actors. He was a student of Louis Dupré
, Gaetan Vestris
and Jean-Georges Noverre
.
Hus family
-The Hus brothers:The Frères Hus were two family members who collaborated between 1720 and 1750 to direct an acting company touring France and the Austrian Netherlands...
, an 18th century dynasty of dancers and actors. He was a student of Louis Dupré
Louis Dupré
Louis Dupré was a French ballet dancer, ballet master and ballet teacher.-Life:Probably first dancing in child rôles under the name "petit Dupré", he made his official débuts at the Académie royale de musique in 1714 and became its ballet master in 1739. From 1725 to 1730, he regularly put on...
, Gaetan Vestris
Gaétan Vestris
Gaetano Apolline Baldassarre Vestris , French ballet dancer, was born in Florence and made his debut at the opera in 1749....
and Jean-Georges Noverre
Jean-Georges Noverre
Jean-Georges Noverre was a French dancer and balletmaster, and is generally considered the creator of ballet d'action, a precursor of the narrative ballets of the 19th century...
.