About Friedrich Albert Zorn
Lived 1816 – 1895 (aged 78–79). Friedrich Albert Zorn was a German choreographer, dance teacher and dancer.
Friedrich Albert Zorn (3 April 1816, Kempten – 1 January 1895, Odesa) was a German dancer, choreographer and dance theorist. He was a member of the Berlin Academy of Dance, the Society of Dance Teachers in Berlin, and the Society of Dance Teachers in Canada.
Biography He studied dance in Königsberg and Leipzig. At the age of 19, he taught dance in Dresden and Oslo.
Zorn describes, in particular, Auguste Vestris's gavotte, as well as the La Cachucha, which was danced by Fanny Elssler and Jean Coralli in the ballet Le Diable boiteux in 1836.
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German dancer and choreograph (1816-1895)
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Friedrich Albert Zorn was born on 3 April 1816 in Kempten.
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Friedrich Albert Zorn died in 1895 in Odesa.
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Friedrich Albert Zorn was a choreographer, dance teacher and dancer.
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Friedrich Albert Zorn was German.
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