Edouard Espinosa
Male, Deceased Person
1871 – 1950
Who was Edouard Espinosa?
Edouard Espinosa was co-founder and Principal Examiner of the Association of Operatic Dancing. Born in Moscow - the son of Léon Espinosa and Mathilda Oberst. He married Eve Louise Kelland, and had two children Edward Kelland-Espinosa and Yvette Espinosa.
In addition to performing, Espinosa worked with his father, Léon Espinosa, producing and choreographing for music hall, pantomime and plays throughout Britain and abroad. He was particularly adept at teaching and analysing steps and subsequently became Maitre de Ballet for Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, The Empire, The Alhambra and theatres in Paris, Berlin and New York. He married Eve Louise Kelland, Espinosa codified the steps his father taught. This code became the basis for the first structured syllabus of its kind to be devised internationally.
Edouard's brothers and his three sisters all became dancers and teachers.
When he broke away from the Association of Operatic Dancing, many of his students had become prominent teachers in various parts of the British Isles and they formed the nucleus of the British Ballet Organisation. Over the years, the Organisation expanded, offering a syllabus and examinations in dance.
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- 1871
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- Died
- 1950
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on July 23, 2013
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