Claude Balon (also Ballon, often incorrectly named Jean; 1671–1744) was a French dancer and choreographer. The ballet term ballon is sometimes said to be derived from his name, but Robert Greskovic calls this "dubious". Balon danced under the tutelage of the balletmaster Pierre Beauchamp at the Paris Opera. Marie Sallé is identified as a student of Balon's. References French male ballet dancers French choreographers French ballet masters Dancers from Paris 1671 births 1744 deaths 17th-century French people 17th-century ballet dancers 18th-century French ballet dancers Balon