on ville ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁C open hagen , ▁Den mark , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁settled . ▁He ▁trained ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁Antoine ▁B ourn on ville ▁as ▁well ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁Italian ▁ch ore ograph er ▁V inc en zo ▁G ale otti ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Bal let , ▁C open hagen , ▁and ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁under ▁French ▁dan cer ▁August e ▁V est ris . ▁He ▁initi ated ▁a ▁unique ▁style ▁in ▁bal let ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁B ourn on ville ▁School . ▁ ▁Following ▁studies ▁in ▁Paris ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁B ourn on ville ▁became ▁solo ▁dan cer ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bal let ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁he ▁was ▁ch ore ograph er ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Bal let , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁created ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁bal lets ▁adm ired ▁for ▁their ▁ex uber ance , ▁light ness ▁and ▁beauty . ▁He ▁created ▁a ▁style ▁which , ▁although ▁influenced ▁from ▁the ▁Paris ▁bal let , ▁is ▁entirely ▁his ▁own . ▁As ▁a ▁ch ore ograph er , ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bal lets ▁with ▁varied ▁settings ▁that ▁range ▁from ▁Den mark ▁to ▁Italy , ▁Russia ▁to ▁South ▁America . ▁A ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁these ▁works ▁have ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁B ourn on ville ' s ▁work ▁became ▁known ▁outside ▁Den mark ▁only ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 5