Louis Merante

> "*The class is over, and the person who's leaving us today is you. You have the energy of a bullet, but the lightness of a depressed elephant. Pack your trunk!*"
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## Character Information

### Costume

* Black Coat
* Red Shirt
* Black Pants
* Black Shoes

## Background Information

### Voice

Terence Scammel

**Louis Alexandre Mérante** is a ballet master and world-famous choreographer at the Paris Opera Ballet. He is the teacher of a class of highly talented young ballerinas, potentially picking out one of the girls to become Clara in the Nutcracker. He is voiced by Terence Scammel.

## Appearance

Mérante is a handsome, slender man with a formal demeanor and appearance. He has black hair and goatee, brown eyes, and light skin.

He wears a white collared shirt and a thick maroon red ribbon tied in a bow attached to the collar underneath a red waistcoat with golden buttons and scribble designs on it and dark-gray dress jacket with pockets on the waist gold buttons, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. He carries around a cane that he uses to point or swing it around.

## Personality

Mérante has a courteous, gentleman manner as he acts polite and chivalrous. As a teacher, he is extremely strict, stern, and firm. He gives out harsh criticism as shown with each girl he dismisses from the class. However, he shares advice and gives out praises to those deserving of it. After Félicie's lie is discovered instead of expelling her, he admired her bravery, hard-work, and dedication despite lying and stealing.

While appearing to be a cold and abrasive man , Mérante shares a soft spot to Odette. He is shown to compliment her teaching ability, warmly gazing at her sweeping, and tells Felicie she was one of the best dancers in her generation. It is implied that he has romantic feelings towards her. These feelings are proven when he kisses her on the cheek, and she seems to reciprocate these feelings.

## Biography

A famous danseur renowned for his choreography and dancing, he is the Maître de Ballet of the Paris Opera.

## Trivia

* He is based on the real Louis Mérante (1828–1887)who was the Maître de Ballet (First Balletmaster/Chief Choreographers) of the Paris Opera Ba before it was burned down in 1873. The real-life version would later go on to choreograph Léo Delibes' ballet *Sylvia* in 1876. However, the character is much younger in the movie, which takes place in the 1880s where he should appear in his mid-late 50s.
* According to Nora and Dora, he performed a total of 187 Fouette turn before vomiting, the most ever.
* He may have romantic feelings towards Odette.
* He is a vegetarian.

## Quotes

"The class is over, and the person who's leaving us today is you. You have the energy of a bullet, but the lightness of a depressed elephant. Pack your trunk!" -Merante on Felicie.

"Rise, please, Madamoiselle." -Merante to one of his students."

"That wasn't just bad, it was a catastrophe wrapped in a disaster with a side order of bad. Ta-ta!" (International version Ballerina) / "That was not merely bad - that was tremendously, astoundingly, ferociously, wonderfully pathetic. Ta-ta!" (U.S. version Leap!) -Merante to an eliminated student.

"Try to introduce your left foot to your right foot and see if they can get along one day." -Merante to a student

"You... You made a terrible start to the classes/a terrible first impression, and you have lied and cheated to be here. But you have also shown great promise, and you've worked hard and shown your dedication. You must have a good teacher." -Merante to Felicie after the truth is revealed.

"She even makes sweeping look graceful." -Merante on Odette.

"Camille and Félicie, tomorrow morning at 8:00am, we will know which one of you will have the honour of dancing Clara in 'The Nutcracker' with Rosita. I can only advise you to give everything, ladies." -Merante to Camille and Felicie after class.

"Stop! As cold as lard!" -Merante to Camille.

"It's not enough to do the steps. Find some anger or some pain or some love, but find something!" -Merante telling Camille to show emotion through her dancing.

"That was very honest, Miss Le Haut, and brave. You have a future at the Opera, if you wish it. Felicie, tonight, You dance 'The Nutcracker'." -Merante giving Felicie the role.

"The last time she was this late, it did not end well."-Merante on Felicie's lateness.

"Dance, from right here." -Merante to Felicie before her recital.

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