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The Ballerinas, from the Court of Louis XIV to Pavlova
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The Lure of Perfection: fashion and Ballet, 1780-1830
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who dominated the Parisian stage during the reign of
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384:Terpsichore
317:Baron Grimm
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144:Paris Opera
1278:Categories
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902:Courtesans
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168:love child
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855:Activists
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557:boiseries
438:, Paris.
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