Caroline Dominique

Caroline Dominique, born Caroline Lassiat, was a dancer at the Paris Opéra and later one of the leading ballet teachers in ParisMacaulay, A. (2021) The Paris ballet teacher Madame Dominique: Women's History Month in Dance, 2021. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Victoria and Albert Museum (n.d.) Mlle Caroline Lassia, dans La Fille de marbre. London: V&A, E.5028-1968. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).. She entered the Opéra at ten, in 1830, rose to soloistMacaulay, A. (2021) The Paris ballet teacher Madame Dominique: Women's History Month in Dance, 2021. (Accessed: 19 October 2026). and danced there through the 1850s and 1860sVictoria and Albert Museum (n.d.) Mlle Caroline Lassia, dans La Fille de marbre. London: V&A, E.5028-1968. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).. In 1867 she created the silent Comtesse d'Aremberg in Don CarlosMacaulay, A. (2021) The Paris ballet teacher Madame Dominique: Women's History Month in Dance, 2021. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Corago (n.d.) Dominique, Caroline. Università di Bologna opera performance database. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).. As Madame Dominique she taught Emma Livry, Giuseppina Bozzacchi, the first Swanilda in Coppélia, and Rita Sangalli, who created SylviaMacaulay, A. (2021) The Paris ballet teacher Madame Dominique: Women's History Month in Dance, 2021. (Accessed: 19 October 2026)..