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Writing some years after the events, Pierre Rameau credits Beauchamp with the codification of the five Positions Of The Feet Rameau, Pierre; ''Le maître a danser'' (Paris, 1725), Première partie, Chap. III, as well as a role in the development of the use of armsibid., Seconde partie, Chap. I (note though that, unlike the positions of the feet, the use of arms in baroque dance differs significantly from their use in ballet). Rameau also states that Beauchamp gave dance lessons to Louis XIV for over twenty-two yearsibid., Première partie, Chap. XXVI. Two choreographies survive in manuscript copies with attributions to Beauchamp: the ballroom duet ''Rigaudons de mr bauchand'', and the theatrical solo for a man ''Sarabande de Mr. de Beauchamp''. The Sarabande is unusual amongst the surviving male solos because although it requires a virtuoso technique, with its pirouettes and many ornamented steps, it contains no aerial beaten steps. REFERENCES A facsimile of a 1748 edition of Rameau's book can be found at The Library of Congress' An American Ballroom Companion . |
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