DANCER

Enrico Cecchetti

1850 - 1928

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Enrico Cecchetti (Italian pronunciation: [enˈriːko tʃekˈketti]; 21 June 1850 – 13 November 1928) was an Italian ballet dancer, mime, and founder of the Cecchetti method. The son of two dancers from Civitanova Marche, he was born in the costuming room of the Teatro Tordinona in Rome. After an illustrious career as a dancer in Europe, he went to dance for the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he further honed his skills. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Enrico Cecchetti is the 51st most popular dancer, the 2,763rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,693rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Enrico Cecchetti ranks 51 out of 116. Before him are Léonide Massine, Frederick Ashton, Pierina Legnani, Gaétan Vestris, Jiří Kylián, and Arthur Saint-Léon. After him are William Forsythe, John Neumeier, Antonio Gades, Kurt Jooss, Jean Coralli, and Carla Fracci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, Enrico Cecchetti ranks 63. Before him are Gregory VII of Constantinople, Josias von Heeringen, Augusto Righi, Andrea Carlo Ferrari, Alfred Edwards, and Victoria Benedictsson. After him are Princess Therese of Bavaria, Aleksander Gierymski, Anastasia Golovina, Adolf Martens, Woldemar Voigt, and Siri von Essen. Among people deceased in 1928, Enrico Cecchetti ranks 62. Before him are Emil Wiechert, Frank Dicksee, Mauritz Stiller, Robert Lansing, Anita Berber, and Carl Axel Magnus Lindman. After him are Alexander Spendiaryan, Arnold Rothstein, Arthur Gore, Franz Roubaud, Wilhelm Fliess, and Larry Semon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Enrico Cecchetti ranks 2,763 out of 5,161. Before him are Gian Domenico Romagnosi (1761), Anthony Panizzi (1797), Marcantonio Trivisan (1475), Gianluigi Saccaro (1938), Giovanni Artusi (1540), and Ambrogio Contarini (1429). After him are Nicola Cabibbo (1935), Emanuele d'Astorga (1680), Adolfo Baloncieri (1897), Ernesto Ambrosini (1894), Adone Zoli (1887), and Francesco Dandolo (1258).

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Among DANCERS In Italy

Among dancers born in Italy, Enrico Cecchetti ranks 5. Before him are Carlo Blasis (1797), Filippo Taglioni (1777), Pierina Legnani (1863), and Gaétan Vestris (1729). After him are Carla Fracci (1936).

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