Born in Paris as the illegitime son of Gaëtan Vestris and of Marie Allard, he was surnamed the "le dieu de la danse", ("The god of dance"), he became famous for his interpretation of gavotte in 1785.
Born in Paris as the illegitime son of Gaëtan Vestris and of Marie Allard, he was surnamed the "le dieu de la danse", ("The god of dance"). He fleed to London during the French Revolution where he became famous for his interpretation of gavotte in 1785.