The British had their first taste of `` Giselle '' with a drama based on the ballet called `` Giselle , or The Phantom Night Dancers '' by William Moncrieff , who had seen the ballet in Paris the same year .
The British had their first taste of `` Giselle '' -- not with the ballet -- but with a drama based on the ballet called `` Giselle , or The Phantom Night Dancers '' by William Moncrieff . He had seen the ballet in Paris the same year .