ELSSLER, Fanny

Fanny Elssler was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period and a composer.
Fanny Elssler was an influential Austrian ballerina born to a family immersed in the arts, with both parents and siblings pursuing creative careers. She began her ballet training at the Theater an der Wien and made her professional debut at the young age of eight with the Vienna Court Opera. Throughout her career, she distinguished herself with her technical proficiency and charismatic performances, which were marked by her skilled pointe work and dramatic flair. Fanny's career took her across Europe and into the United States, where she became a cultural sensation, inspiring the phenomenon known as "Elsslermania."
She is probably the composer of "3 Airs de Ballet" for solo guitar.