Ballet Stars of the past whose names are associated with scandals

Ballet - not just the elegance and beauty. In this area, with an enviable regularity erupting scandals. Not long ago, on everyone's lips was the name of the ballerina Mathilde Kshesinskaia and her love affair with the future Emperor Nicholas II. If we look at history, we can find a lot of cases, which can be removed very entertaining movies. In this review, the story about the ballet stars, whose names are associated not only with the ballet premieres.

1. Marquise Therese de Gorla Berthelot

The appearance of the ballet in the XVII century, associated with the names of Louis XIV, Jean-Baptiste Molière and Pierre Beauchamp. And the most famous dancer in the time was Teresa de Throat Berthelot. Fame it acquired thanks to the astounding beauty, dancing, acting, dizzying novels and spicy performances, during the execution of which have been observed had the opportunity to witness the stockings girl.

From the biography Awnings known that she was the first artist in many high-profile premieres at the time, but the public is more worried about the personal life of a ballerina, as discussed time and again her lovers.

It is fair to say that the Marquis was definitely not puritanical. Windy lady loved to turn heads throughout French high society, by her charms could not escape even the Louis XIV. But heavy losses play a courtesan turned to the literary society of the time.

It all started with Moliere, when he left for the Marquise his wife Madeleine Bejart. Then there was a loud affair with Pierre Corneille, who "showered" her new love a lot of poetry. For this poet Teresa Dyupak (her she became after her marriage) even left the company of Moliere, but she soon found herself in the arms of Jean Racine, who was the main opponent of Moliere at the time. But the age of it, unfortunately, was short-lived, died under mysterious circumstances, Teresa. At one time in her death accused Jean Racine.

2. Marie-Madeleine Guimard

It came in the dawn before the revolution in France. However, the Parisian ballerina clearly stood out not only for his talent in dance, but also stormy personal life, which is actively discussed in the French capital. Just note that it became known just because of the talent of the dancers.

For all its bright appearance, Marie-Madeleine does not fit then the standard of beauty - she was too thin for it at her flew phrase "skeleton grace." But along with the title of prima in her life came in and authoritative lovers.

Unfortunately, she did not leave behind any records, and most of those who knew her, died before 1789, so a lot of the facts of her life is now simply impossible to recover. However, rumors, and what is left is for certain known enough to marvel at her turbulent life.

Among her lovers include one of the richest businessmen of the French Jean-Joseph de Laborta and his brother, the famous composer. According to some reports, the last of Marie-Madeleine gave birth to a daughter. But amid all the lovers in particular stands out Charles de Rohan Prince de Soubise. The latter was not only the "Don Juan" and an aristocrat, he also served as the French marshal was at the ministerial posts and was to display itself to Madame de Pompadour. Guimard he completely took under his wing and spent a lot of money on it. She had even almost ruined.

It is on the money his lover authoritative Guimard has built a luxury hotel near Paris, Temple of Terpsichore, where the sun sets organized parties beyond the pale. To put a conceptions invited very lustful girls, and completes all stormy orgies.

3. Giovanna Bassi

Giovanna is actively working in one of Sweden's opera, the audience liked it, but say about Bassi as a dancer of all times is impossible. she was also in the history not so much due to his talent, but because of the passionate love affair with an approximate third and favorite Gustav - Adolf Munch.

Their acquaintance had at the peak of a career courtier. On career growth Munch influenced by the fact that he was able to reconcile the king and his wife. Acted as as if it is now called, sexologist, he was able to develop further the "production" of heirs. But it was rumored that Gustav IV was born only due to Adolf, the king in the conception and did not participate, so much like the heir to Munch. Giovanna is her lover gave her daughter.

Munch went on trial soon. He is credited with being engaged by King falsification of Russian money, it is a bit "painted" and Swedish. It could wait for another fate, but the rebels have deprived the life of Gustav the third, his chief patron. Munch was sent to Italy and Giovanna went after him, she wanted him to marry her and recognize their joint daughter, but from the Munch followed by a refusal. According to one version, irritated refusal Bassi returned to their homeland, but according to the other - a dancer remained in Italy and performed various tasks of the Privy Council of Sweden.

4. Therese Elssler

Someone may think that romance novels approx aristocrats and inevitably end in a tragedy or an orgy, but it is not. In the history of many cases of love affairs with a very happy ending, when a couple comes to the ring. One such example - Therese Elssler that has become narrowed Prince Adalbert of Prussia - the younger brother of the King of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm III.

As a ballet dancer was much better known younger sister Theresa - Francis, which ranked as among the most popular dancers of the 19th century. Strauss Jr. even wrote about her operetta. But Theresa was considered too high and insufficiently spectacular, but that she was able to charm Adalbert, who by this time was serious and experienced man 38 years, Teresa, by the way, was a few years older than him.

Young sister Elssler also was not deprived of the attention of high-ranking persons. For example, in the beginning, career girls helped Prince Leopold, who helped ballerina to be in Naples opera. By the way, he did not try to hide their feelings to the youngest of the sisters. Rumor has it that they do not even born the son of a general.

5. Anna Pavlova

In the 20th century it was very popular in America and the United States - in her honor called kids, cakes, and even tulips. She did not spare themselves toured, cough up the last juices on performances and at that time received a lot of money, just huge. And next to it, do not retreat a single step, always was Victor Dandre, who was her friend and manager, and her husband ... a secret.

When she completed her education at the school, Dandre proved fabulous for her prince - he was rich, handsome, and held important official posts. Kshesinskaya a lot of efforts to bring the ballerina with Prince Boris, but Anna did not want to be an ordinary mistress, and she wanted to Dandre formal marriage. But he gave her to understand that this is not to be. Though he punched her all the way, provided it showered with expensive gifts, but the proposal did not do. This is Anna, too, it ceased to arrange, and the couple broke up, and then went to the capital of Pavlova Fruntsii with Diaghilev and with great furor took part in the "Russian Seasons".

After that Dandre life has changed not for the better side - he was put behind bars, accused of embezzlement. He did not have enough funds for it to cover the debt. In order to rescue her lover, Anna went from Diaghilev, put his signature in the bonded, but very lucrative agreement for the money and got a great advance. The money she had given to Victor, that he has paid the debt and out of prison. After the liberation Dandre illegally left Russia for England, came to Anna and asked to marry him, to which she gave a positive answer, but put a condition - their marriage should be secret.

6. Tamara Karsavina

She admired by generations of poets, starting with Alexander Blok, which in principle not surprising. Dancers have always paid a lot of attention on the part of wealthy and rich people, aristocrats and creative mind. Surprising in this particular story is that Tamara is very much a refusal, she did not look at security level boyfriend on the position held, and amid all the eligible grooms chose the quiet, modest and very quiet nobleman Vasily Mukhin.

When, after Diaghilev seasons in the French capital, she became famous, she did not allow the passage of many fans. And, oddly enough, is the abundant attention to the person Tamara for a long time had no effect on their marriage with Mukhin. But the meeting in 1913 with Henry Bruce ruined everything. Junior heir secured landowner, a career diplomat, and a graduate of Eton fell in love with a ballerina from the very first glance and in a short period of rescued Tamara, her husband, and then completely took with him from Russia.

Unlike many classic stories, new husband of the ballerina did not insist on that favorite stop doing things you love. On the contrary, he gave up and began to serve with her to go to Europe. But the service he did return, after the Second World War. Here is a beautiful love story came out!