John Weaver
Dancer
John Weaver is widely regarded as the father of English ballet and of English pantomime.
He was an English dancer, dancing master and choreographer, and producer of a number of works on dancing. Wikipedia
Born: July 21, 1673, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Died: September 24, 1760 (age 87 years), Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Books: Anatomical and mechanical lectures upon dancing, The History of the Mimes and Pantomimes: With an Historical Account of Several Performers in Dancing, Living in the Time of the Roman Emperors. To which Will be Added, A List of the Modern Entertainments that Have Been Exhibited on the English Stage, Either in Imitation of the Ancient Pantomimes, Or After the Manner of the Modern Italians; when and where First Performed, and by Whom Composed, An Essay Towards an History of Dancing: In which the Whole Art and Its Various Excellencies are in Some Measure Explain'd. ..., and more