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Dance researcher Moira Goff has discovered that "Mr. Isaac" was in fact a Royal dancing master named Francis Thorpe, offering as proof the will of his uncle, Jerome Gahory, who previously occupied the post of Royal dancing master. Gahory left the residue of his English estate to "Francis Thorpe his nephew (known by the name of Isaac)." | Dance researcher Moira Goff has discovered that "Mr. Isaac" was in fact a Royal dancing master named Francis Thorpe, offering as proof the will of his uncle, Jerome Gahory, who previously occupied the post of Royal dancing master. Gahory left the residue of his English estate to "Francis Thorpe his nephew (known by the name of Isaac)." | ||
Francis was the product of Gahory's sister and "Mnsr. Isac", who had a reputation as one of the best dancing masters in Paris. Young Francis may have taken the name Isaac "as a compliment to his father as well as to show his lineage with its associated status." | Francis was the product of Gahory's sister and "Mnsr. Isac", who had a reputation as one of the best dancing masters in Paris. | ||
Young Francis may have taken the name Isaac "as a compliment to his father as well as to show his lineage with its associated status." | |||
After some time dancing in France, the younger "Mr. Isaac" removed to England, and is recorded as having danced in the English court masque '''Calisto''' in 1675. This Mr. Isaac died in 1681, and Goff concludes that references to "Mr. Isaac" after this must refer to his son. John Essex, in his '''Preface to The Dancing Master''' (1728) recorded: | After some time dancing in France, the younger "Mr. Isaac" removed to England, and is recorded as having danced in the English court masque '''Calisto''' in 1675. This Mr. Isaac died in 1681, and Goff concludes that references to "Mr. Isaac" after this must refer to his son. John Essex, in his '''Preface to The Dancing Master''' (1728) recorded: | ||
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File:Mr Isaacs Maggot.mp3 Mr. Isaac’s Maggot
Dance researcher Moira Goff has discovered that "Mr. Isaac" was in fact a Royal dancing master named Francis Thorpe, offering as proof the will of his uncle, Jerome Gahory, who previously occupied the post of Royal dancing master. Gahory left the residue of his English estate to "Francis Thorpe his nephew (known by the name of Isaac)."
Francis was the product of Gahory's sister and "Mnsr. Isac", who had a reputation as one of the best dancing masters in Paris.
Young Francis may have taken the name Isaac "as a compliment to his father as well as to show his lineage with its associated status."
After some time dancing in France, the younger "Mr. Isaac" removed to England, and is recorded as having danced in the English court masque Calisto in 1675. This Mr. Isaac died in 1681, and Goff concludes that references to "Mr. Isaac" after this must refer to his son. John Essex, in his Preface to The Dancing Master (1728) recorded:
The late Mr. Isaac, who had the Honour to teach and instruct our late most excellent and gracious Queen when a young Princess, first gained the Character and afterwards supported that Reputation of being the prime Master in England for forty Years together: He taught the first Quality with Success and Applause, and was justly stiled the Court Dancing-Master, therefore might truly deserve to be called the Gentleman Dancing-Master. (p. xi)[1]
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