Contra dance refers to several folk dance styles in which couples dance in two facing
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Julie Alix de la Fay performed in to the Mariinsky Theatre in the Saint Petersburg under Gasparo Angiolini and in Cassel in 1772-1781.She arrived in Sweden in 1782, where she joined the Royal Swedish Ballet at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. In 1783, she was made premier dancer for the Gustavian ballet.