The Pas De Quatre dance was choreographed by Jules Perrot at the urging of opera manager Benjamin Lumley. While there were some creative differences between the ballerinas, they put those aside to deliver four more performances, which drew sold out crowds, including Prince Albert and Queen Victoria.
While the ballerinas were in sync onstage, offstage artistic differences flared. To keep the peace, the ballerinas appeared in order by age, from youngest to oldest. They were Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito, and Marie Taglioni.
Almost a hundred years later, in 1941, the Pas De Quatre was re-staged by dancer/choreographer Anton Dolin at American Ballet Theater, then known as Ballet Theatre.
The Pas De Quatre continues to be performed by professional ballet companies and schools around the world. The New York Ballet most recently incorporated a Pas De Quatre within their 2010 performance of Swan Lake.