Pierre Rameau (1674-1748) - French dancer, teacher, choreographer and ballet theorist, who developed the main positions of classical ballet. In his book "Dance Teacher" ("Le Ma? Tre? danser"), which saw the light in 1725, Rameau collected and systematized information about ballet dance, gave descriptions of the positions of the body, arms, legs, movements, dance steps, the structure of dances and the style of their performance. The book is of great historical and cultural importance. The textbook is addressed to dancers, choreographers, teachers, students of choreographic schools and academies, ballet scholars, dance historians.