In 1968 she won the International Dance Festival in Paris as Best Dancer (Meilleur Danseur). Godunov joined the Bolshoi Ballet in 1971 and rose to become Premier danseur. He was a member of the Bolshoi Ballet and became the troupe's Premier danseur. A danseur noble traditionally was a male ballet dancer who projected great nobility of character. By 1838 he was appointed "Premier danseur" to the Ballet de Nantes in Nantes, France. Karalli was frequently paired with "danseur" Mikhail Mordkin. Under Balanchine's tutelage at American Ballet, Lew Christensen became the first American-born "danseur noble". At her 1836 debut in London, Grisi performed with the accomplished danseur Jules Perrot. I victory came in the 1998 Turf Classic at Churchill Downs on Joyeux Danseur. He joined the San Francisco Ballet Company, becoming their danseur by age nineteen. Christopher d'Amboise (born 1960) is a danseur, choreographer, writer, and theatre director. She continued her ballet career as danseuse, with Sasha her husband as the danseur. Jacques d'Amboise (born July 28, 1934) is an American danseur and choreographer. Tomasz was "premier danseur", and Eleanora a soloist. He was promoted to "sujet" in 1990 and "premier danseur" in 1991.