Léo Staats

Léo Staats (1877–1952) was a French dancer, choreographer and director.

Léo Staats
Born	1877
Died	1952
Nationality	French
Known for	Dance and choreography
Movement	Ballet

Life and career

Léo Staats studied ballet with Francis Merante, a dancer at the Paris Opera, and reportedly made his debut in 1887. In 1908 he became Ballet Master at the Paris Opera.^[1] From 1926-28 he served as the first choreographer for shows at the Roxy movie palace in New York City.^[2] His choreography style was described as Neo-classical.^[3]

Selected works

• La nuit de Valpurgis (Faust) (1908, Gounod)
• Namouna (1908, Lalo)
• Javotte (1909, Saint-Saëns)
• Espana (1911, Chabrier)
• Les folies françaises ou Les Dominos (1911, Couperin)
• Les abeilles (1917, Stravinsky)
• Taglioni chez Musette (1920, Auber, Boieldieu, Meyerbeer, Weckerlin)
• Frivolant (1922, Poueigh)
• Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied (1923, Pierné)
• La nuit ensorcelée (1923, Chopin)
• Siang-Sin (1923, Huë)
• Istar (1924, D'Indy)
• Soir de fête (1925, Delibes)
• Orphée (1926, Ducasse)
• La prêtresse de Koridwen (1926, Ladmirault)
• Impressions de music-hall (1926, Pierné)
• L'écran des jeunes filles (1929, Roland-Manuel)
• Le rustre imprudent (1931, Fouret)
• Un jardin sur l'Oronte (1932, Bachelet)
• Roselinde (1933, Hirschmann)
• Le rouet d'Armor (1936, Piriou)
• Iléana (1936, Bertrand)