page_title: Marie Sallé
section_title: Costume Reform
hierarchical_section_title: Marie Sallé / Costume Reform
caption_attribution_description: English: Marie Sallé (1707–1756), French dancer Français&#160;: Marie Sallé (1707–1756), danseuse française Русский: Мария Салле (1707–1756), французская танцовщица
context_page_description: Marie Sallé was a French dancer and choreographer in the 18th century known for her expressive, dramatic performances rather than a series of "leaps and frolics" typical of ballet of her time.
context_section_description: As a choreographer, she integrated music, costumes, and dance styles of her ballets with their themes, thereby anticipating the reforms made by choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre in the late 18th century.   She argued that costumes should reflect and represent the character, a novel idea at the time. This engendered a sense of "realism" that had been largely ignored up to this point in the evolution of ballet and also allowed for greater physical freedom among the female dancers, especially, allowing them more opportunities without the restrictions of unwieldy and elaborate clothing on stage. She changed the costume from heavy long dress to muslin flowing material which caused shock and delight. She often performed without a skirt or bodice (sans-paniers), rebelling against the traditional costume and accepted gender norms of a very regimented era.  She also worked in collaboration with composers such as George Frideric Handel and Christoph von Gluck, commissioning compositions from them for her choreography, which helped to garner more respect for ballet as its own distinct art form.
caption: Marie Sallé – Maurice Quinton de la Tour
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