Joseph Lucien Petipa (22 December 1815 ? 7 July 1898) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer . He was born in Marseille , France to choreographer and dancer Jean Petipa. He was the brother of Ballet Master of the Russian Imperial Ballet, Marius Petipa . Lucien made his Paris debut on 10 June 1840 in La Sylphide with Fanny Elssler . He partnered Carlotta Grisi in the first Giselle , the first Paquita , and many other ballets of the 1840s. He choreographed his first full-length ballet, Sacountala , in 1858. He choreographed a few other ballets, but devoted himself mostly to developing dancers. Between 1860?68, he was Ballet Master at the Paris Opera Ballet , and later Professor of Mime at the Conservatory. In 1882, he produced his most popular and most successful ballet Namouna . He died in Versailles .

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• Beaumont, Cyril W. (1996). A Ballet Called Giselle . Dance Books. pp. 75?7 ISBN   1-85273-004-8 .

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