Cesare Negri [SEP] date of birth
Cesare Negri
Cesare Negri (c. 1535 – c. 1605) was an Italian dancer and choreographer. He was nicknamed "il Trombone", an ugly or jocular name for someone "who likes to blow his own horn". Born in Milan, he founded a dance academy there in 1554. He was an active court choreographer for the nobility in Milan. He wrote "Le Grazie d'Amore", the first text on ballet theory to expound the principle of the five basic positions. It was republished in 1604 as "
Negri composed Bianco Fiore for lute, a famous piece for the interpretation and transcription of the guitarist Andres Segovia.Bianco Fiore by Cesare Negri, played by Daniele Magli ( YouTube video ) 
See also.
- Italian folk dance
Bibliography.
- Negri, Cesare. "Nuove Inventioni di Balli." Milan: G. Bordone, 1604. Facsimile of original available from Library of Congress: Dance Instruction Manuals
- Kendall, G. Yvonne. "Le Gratie d'Amore 1602 by Cesare Negri: Translation and Commentary."