Quote of the day
How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room with something more than furniture.
Carlo Blasis

Born: November 4, 1797
Died: January 15, 1878 (aged 80)
Bio: Carlo Blasis was an Italian dancer, choreographer and dance theoretician. He is well known for his very rigorous dance classes, sometimes lasting four hours long. Blasis insisted that his students learn theories and definitions of dance steps.