The New Student's Reference Work/Taglioni, Maria

Taglioni (tȧl-yō′ nḗ), Maria, perhaps the world’s greatest dancer, was born at Stockholm, Sweden, on March 18 or April 23, 1804.  Her father was a noted Italian ballet-master, and under his guidance she first danced at Vienna in 1822.  Five years later Paris went wild over the accomplished ballet-girl.  She married Count Gilbert de Voisin in 1847, and left the stage.  She died on April 23, 1884.