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Constance-Hippolyte Gosselin (2 January 1793, Paris - ?) was a French ballet dancer. The daughter of a dancing master and younger sister of the dancer Geneviève Gosselin
, Constance débuted at the Opéra de Paris in 1810, after studying dance under Louis Duport
and Jean-François Coulon
. She married Auguste-Anatole Petit
in 1815 and was thus also known as Madame Anatole.
Made première danseuse in 1822, her principal partner was Paul
, with whom she made a triumphal tour to London in 1822. Her dance style was elegant and discrete, predisposing her to serious roles in ballets by Pierre Gardel
, Jean-Pierre Aumer
and Albert
. She left the stage in 1830.
Geneviève Gosselin
Geneviève-Adélaïde Gosselin was a French ballet dancer.-Life:Daughter of a ballet master, she was the eldest sister of many renowned dancers of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris in the 1810s, 1820s and 1830s - Constance Gosselin, wife of the dancer Anatole ; Louis Gosselin, premier danseur at Paris...
, Constance débuted at the Opéra de Paris in 1810, after studying dance under Louis Duport
Louis Duport
Louis-Antoine Duport was a French ballet dancer, ballet composer and ballet master.-Life:After studying dance under Jean-François Coulon, he began his career on the Boulevards and at the Ambigu-Comique, then made his debut at the Opéra de Paris in 1800, quickly becoming its premier danseur, with...
and Jean-François Coulon
Jean-François Coulon
Jean-François Coulon was a French ballet dancer and teacher.After a career at the Opéra de Paris, he founded his school at the start of the 19th century and became one of the most renowned ballet teachers in Europe...
. She married Auguste-Anatole Petit
Anatole (dancer)
Auguste-Anatole Petit, known as Monsieur Anatole, was a French ballet dancer, master and composer.-Life:Premier danseur at the Opéra de Paris from at least 1814, in 1815 he married the dancer Constance-Hippolyte Gosselin...
in 1815 and was thus also known as Madame Anatole.
Made première danseuse in 1822, her principal partner was Paul
Paul (dancer)
Antoine Paul known as Paul, was a French ballet dancer. After dancing in Lyon and Bordeaux, Paul débuted at the Opéra de Paris in 1820 and quickly became one of the public's favourite premiers danseurs...
, with whom she made a triumphal tour to London in 1822. Her dance style was elegant and discrete, predisposing her to serious roles in ballets by Pierre Gardel
Pierre Gardel
Pierre-Gabriel Gardel was a French ballet dancer and ballet master. He was the brother of Maximilien Gardel....
, Jean-Pierre Aumer
Jean-Pierre Aumer
Jean-Louis Aumer was a French danseur and choreographer, who was born in Strasbourg on 21 April 1774, and who died in Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville in July 1833. Educated at the school of the Paris Opera Ballet, he joined the company in 1801 after an initial engagement with Jean Dauberval in Bordeaux...
and Albert
Albert (dancer)
François-Ferdinand Decombe was a French ballet dancer and ballet master, under the stage name Albert....
. She left the stage in 1830.