Claude Balon

A print of Balon depicted as a harlequin or jester

Claude Balon (also Ballon, often incorrectly named Jean; 1671–1744) was a French dancer and choreographer. It is often supposed that the ballet term ballon is derived from his name. Balon danced under the tutelage of the balletmaster Pierre Beauchamp at the Paris Opera.

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