Ballet Dancer

Emma Livry

French ballet dancer (1841-1863)

Born 1841 · ParisDied 1863France
Emma Livry
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Emma Livry was a French ballet dancer, born in 1841 in Paris, who died in 1863.

Biography

Emma Livry (born as Jeanne Emma Emarot or Emma Marie Emarot; 24 September 1842 – 26 July 1863) was a French ballerina who was one of the last ballerinas of the Romantic ballet era and a protégée of Marie Taglioni. She died from complications after burn injuries sustained when her costume caught fire during a rehearsal.

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Contemporaries

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