Which essential part of ballet training, still in use, was devised by Pierre Beauchamp in the late 17th century?
Pierre Beauchamp events, Pierre Rameau credits Beauchamp with the codification of the five positions of the feet in classical ballet, as well as a role in the development of the use of arms (note though that, unlike the positions of the feet, the use of arms in baroque dance differs significantly from their use in ballet). The codification method was printed in 1700 by Raoul-Auger Feuillet, who published notated dance scores, and became known as "Beauchamp-Feuillet notation." It was slightly modified by Pierre Rameau in 1725, but continued to be used to record dances for the stage and for domestic use throughout
Pierre Beauchamp Pierre Beauchamp Pierre Beauchamp (also Beauchamps, called "Charles" or Charles-Louis Beauchamp) (30 October 1631 – February 1705) was a French choreographer, dancer and composer, and the probable inventor of Beauchamp-Feuillet notation. Pierre Beauchamp was born at Versailles (Yvelines), into a family of French "dance masters" ("maîtres de danse"). He débuted at the court of Louis XIV at age 12, in 1648, in the "Ballet du dérèglement des passions". He was made director of the Académie Royale de Danse in 1671 (although he was not a founding member of the Académie as is often claimed). Beauchamp was principal choreographer to Molière's