0 , ▁The ▁Royal ▁Bal let ▁has ▁several ▁times ▁made ▁prolong ed ▁t ours ▁abroad , ▁not ▁the ▁least ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁they ▁have ▁performed ▁his ▁bal lets . ▁ ▁B ourn on ville ' s ▁best - known ▁bal lets ▁are ▁La ▁Syl ph ide ▁( 1 8 3 6 ), ▁Napoli ▁( 1 8 4 2 ), ▁Le ▁Conserv atoire ▁( 1 8 4 9 ), ▁The ▁K erm esse ▁in ▁Bru ges ▁( 1 8 5 1 ) ▁and ▁A ▁Fol k ▁T ale ▁( 1 8 5 4 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Born ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁B ourn on ville ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁bal let ▁master ▁Antoine ▁B ourn on ville , ▁who ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁and ▁Lov isa ▁Sund berg , ▁a ▁Sw ede . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bal let ▁School ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Christians borg ▁Palace ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁V inc en zo ▁G ale otti , ▁bal let ▁master ▁and ▁principal ▁ch ore ograph er ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Bal let ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁B ourn on ville ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁stage ▁appearance ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁part ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Vik ing ▁king ▁in ▁G ale otti