Ghislaine Thesmar - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 18, 1943 Beijing, China 81 years old

French ballet dancer

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About Ghislaine Thesmar

  • Ghislaine Thesmar (born 1943 in Beijing, China), a Ballerina, who studied at the Paris Conservatoire.
  • In 1968, she married the dancer and choreographer Pierre Lacotte.
  • Companies she danced with include Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas (1961), Lacotte's company, then the Paris Opera Ballet from 1972 to 1985; unusually, she joined the company directly as an étoile (principal).
  • She led the Ballets de Monte Carlo with Lacotte from 1986 to 1988.
  • She danced as a guest for the Rambert Ballet, the Grands Ballets Canadiens and the New York City Ballet.
  • She has taught for the Paris Opera Ballet.
  • She was frequently partnered by Michael Denard.
  • Her most celebrated roles include Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and Giselle in Giselle.
  • The ballet film La Sylphide (1972) has been released twice on DVD/video and features Thesmar and Denard in the principal roles of the Sylph and the Scotsman, James.

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