Léo Staats

Léo Staats (1877 - 1952) was a French dancer, choreographer and director.

Life and career
Léo Staats studied ballet with Francis Merante, a dancer at the Paris Opera, and reportedly made his debut in 1887. In 1908 he became Ballet Master at the Paris Opera. From 1926-28 he served as the first choreographer for shows at the Roxy movie palace in New York City. His choreography style was described as Neo-classical.

Works
Selected works include:
 * La nuit de Valpurgis (Faust) (1908, Gounod)
 * Namouna (1908, Lalo)
 * Javotte (1909, Saint-Saëns)
 * Espana (1911, Chabrier)
 * Les folies françaises ou Les Dominos (1911, Couperin)
 * Les abeilles (1917, Stravinsky)
 * Taglioni chez Musette (1920, Auber, Boieldieu, Meyerbeer, Weckerlin)
 * Frivolant (1922, Poueigh)
 * Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied (1923, Pierné)
 * La nuit ensorcelée (1923, Chopin)
 * Siang-Sin (1923, Huë)
 * Istar (1924, D'Indy)
 * Soir de fête (1925, Delibes)
 * Orphée (1926, Ducasse)
 * La prêtresse de Koridwen (1926, Ladmirault)
 * Impressions de music-hall (1926, Pierné)
 * L'écran des jeunes filles (1929, Roland-Manuel)
 * Le rustre imprudent (1931, Fouret)
 * Un jardin sur l'Oronte (1932, Bachelet)
 * Roselinde (1933, Hirschmann)
 * Le rouet d'Armor (1936, Piriou)
 * Iléana (1936, Bertrand)