Dancer

Eugène Germain Coulon

Dance teacher (1808–1891)

Born 1808 · former 3rd arrondissement of ParisDied 1891
Eugène Germain Coulon
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Eugène Germain Coulon was a dancer, born in 1808 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris, who died in 1891.

Biography

Eugène Germain Coulon (1808–1891) was a respected dance teacher who played an important role in the development of dance in the ballrooms and salons in the United Kingdom in the mid-nineteenth century. In London he was known as the French dance master and brought "the edifying influences, the reformative attributes and civilising refinements of society - 'the art of dancing' - to broader populations". He taught a generation of dance teachers in the UK.

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