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This tradition started in the early 19th century, when legendary ballerina Marie Taglioni inspired bombardments of roses.

Dancing on the toes revolutionized ballet in 1832, when Italian ballerina Marie Taglioni caused a sensation in “La Sylphide.”

As yet there are no craters named for Ashton, Pavlova, Robbins, Taglioni.

When Marie Taglioni, the archetypal sylph of the Romantic era, triumphed in St. Petersburg in the 1830s and ’40s, Russian balletomanes detached her horses from her carriage and drew it themselves.

Alice Taglioni is a single thirtysomething holding out for Mr Right, while looking to a Woody Allen poster for advice.