#Mérante

[lau-tje96337]

Mérandette ♡

I have drawn these cuties 💕

Characters: Louis Mérante & Odette

Movie: Ballerina/Leap!

Credits: @lau-tje96337/me

@livehorsesartpage @ballerinaleapmovie @emayuku @ballerina-leap @tvitr @sibaleri6 @greatmarta

[livehorsesartpage]

This is, unfortunately, my last entry for Juleap. I was expecting to do a couple of entries more, but, as we say in México: "No me da la vida." Which practically can be translated to "My life isn't long enough to do stuff."

This fanart was intended for July 23, which is Mérante's birth anniversary, since he was born on that same date on 1828 (Yes, he was a real figure!). I took as a reference a portrait that's shared on his biography on the Official page of the Opera Garnier.

Huh, a bit of French culture in the context of the Paris Olympics Games...

Made with watercolor paint over Sketch paper and finished at July 31 of 2024.

Time of making: 158 min. Approx.

Points per character: 79 points.

[ballerinaleapmovie]

Welcome to Juleap 2025!

What is it "Juleap" all about?

Started by the user @greatmarta , is a fandom event similar to the Coco fandom friendly, in which people can make as many content as they want of any of the characters that appear in the movie. The more content a certain character gains, the more possibilities are there for this one to win by the end of the month.

Following this example, we have our own fandom friendly for the movie Leap or Ballerina, hosted on July.

These are the rules you have to follow, as originally redacted by the creator of the event:

Time yourself as you draw/write. Divide the number of minutes by 2. Each character featured in your work is awarded that number of points. At the end of the month, the character with the highest number of points wins.

Please tag your works as "#b/l!fandomfriendly".

Another rules to take into consideration:

1) No NSFW entries of any kind.

2) No entries using other people’s art or writing (such as a fanvid that uses other people’s artwork)

3) No entries involving any ships that feature incest or adult/child ships (I don’t think I need to elaborate here)

Canon characters (your work must feature at least one of those):

- Félicie Lebras/Milliner

- Victor Hubert

- Madame Odette

- Monsieur Louis Mérante

- Rosita Mauri

- Camille Le Haut

- Régine Le Haut

- Rudolph Rankovsky

- Nora

- Dora

- Mathurin

- Mother Superior

- Monsieur Luteau

- Auguste Emmanuel Vacourbeil

- The Opera Janitor

Happy creations! 😃🎉

[leblogmarinaetjm]

MARDI 14 JANVIER 2025 (Billet 2 / 3)

En lisant l’article ci-dessous, nous avons été scandalisés. Certes, le mot est un peu fort… mais, comme on le disait à une certaine époque : « il nous a interpelés » et nous avons eu envie de le partager avec vous.

C’est sûr, il y a des choses bien plus graves qui se passent en France mais rien n’est anodin et cette génération de jeunes danseurs de l’Opéra de Paris a des points communs avec beaucoup de Français qui râlent tout le temps et qui ne se rendent pas toujours compte de certains privilèges dont ils bénéficient…

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Ils ne veulent plus du concours, se mettent en grève à la moindre occasion : les jeunes nantis du ballet de l’Opéra de Paris

La jeune génération des danseurs de l’Opéra de Paris est frondeuse et revendicative. Elle se rebiffe car elle ne veut plus d’un concours créé en… 1860. Qui lui octroie pourtant de nombreux privilèges.

Il y a du rififi à l’Opéra de Paris ! Les danseurs de l’opéra chantent la carmagnole au son de la contestation. Et tout y passe ! La hiérarchie, les usages, et jusqu’aux règles ancestrales qui régissent l’auguste maison, dont la plus vénérable, celle du fameux concours annuel qui permet aux danseurs de monter en échelon. Autrement dit en grade et en salaire. On commence tout en bas comme « quadrille », on grimpe « coryphée », on passe « sujet » pour enfin, un jour peut-être, devenir « premier danseur(se) », ou, suprême et rare promotion, « étoile ».

C’est la célèbre Marie Taglioni nommée professeur de la classe de perfectionnement, et son collègue Bernard Sciot, professeur à l’École de danse, qui eurent l’idée d’un concours pour assurer la promotion des danseurs. Ils cherchaient, à juste titre, à éviter le fait du prince, et à évincer les mécènes trop influents. Tous ces amateurs de ballerines qu’on voit se presser dans les tableaux de Degas, et qui ne manquaient pas d’intervenir pour leurs favorites. Ces deux réformateurs avaient estimé qu’il serait plus juste que les promotions soient décidées par un jury indépendant.

Ils voyaient deux avantages à la chose : mater les intrigues d’alcôves, et professionnaliser le métier. Le premier concours, baptisé « Examen de la danse » eut lieu le 13 avril 1860. Dans le jury initial, on retrouvait Alphonse Royer, directeur de l’Opéra, Marie Taglioni, Amalia Ferraris, Emma Livry, Lucien Petipa et Louis Mérante. Tous faisaient autorité.

C’est tout cela que les jeunes danseurs d’aujourd’hui, gavés aux réseaux sociaux et aux réputations virtuelles, veulent voir disparaître. « Réfléchissons, leur a calmement proposé Alexander Neef, le directeur, pour tenter de dépassionner le débat. Il y a certes des inconvénients à un concours, mais aussi bien des avantages. » Il n’a pas été entendu. La fronde a redoublé avant les fêtes, aggravée par une grève aux lourdes conséquences. Plusieurs spectacles ont dû être annulés et parmi eux, le plus attendu peut-être, « Paquita » , le grand spectacle classique de fin d’année.

Les revendications pleuvent. Ainsi, les danseurs exigent que leur temps de maquillage et d’échauffement à la barre soient considérés comme partie prenante du spectacle, et payé en conséquence. Cette idée ne serait jamais venue à l’esprit d’aucun danseur de cette planète tant le maquillage et l’échauffement sont des préparations logiques et naturelles du spectacle. Sauf pour ceux de l’Opéra de Paris, qui sont les mieux payés au monde.

Pour mémoire, les danseurs des plus grandes compagnies américaines comme le New York City Ballet ou l’American Ballet Theater ne sont payés chaque année que dix mois sur douze. À charge pour eux de trouver des jobs d’été. De plus, les danseurs de l’Opéra de Paris sont les seuls sur cette terre à pouvoir prendre leur retraite pleine et entière à 42 ans. Curieusement, cette règle toute à leur avantage et instituée par Louis XIV, ils ne la contestent pas…

Leur mot d’ordre : du passé faisons table rase, à condition de garder les morceaux les plus savoureux. Et qu’a-t-on fait de la passion dans cette affaire ? De la grandeur de cette vocation ? On n’embrasse pas la danse comme une carrière de rond-de-cuir. Il faut, pour exceller dans un métier aussi difficile et contraignant, une formidable flamme intérieure. Il faut s’entraîner comme un sportif de haut niveau, suivre un régime alimentaire rigoureux, accepter les répétitions quand elles s’éternisent, et les desiderata pointilleux de certains chorégraphes.

Si danser n’est pas une sinécure, c’est une joie. Et entrer en scène, une apothéose. La carrière est courte. Et n’en déplaise à la CGT, les danseurs ne sont pas des bureaucrates, mais des demi-dieux qui nous font rêver, et que seule la passion porte au firmament. Celui des étoiles.

(Source : « Le Figaro du 3 janvier 2025 »)

[lau-tje96337]

Love these two 💕

Lovers + Colors 4/?

Mérante & Odette + Shades of Brown & Black

Mérante, talking to Félicie about Odette :

“You must have a good teacher.”

[fallen-down-slowed-down]

🎀... crushes !

(warning: 150+ crushes)

🎀books

Edward Hyde – Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( book + musical )

Holden Caulfield – The Catcher in the Rye

Košečkin Toporkov – Čekhov’s short stories

雨村 (Yucun) – Dream of the Red Chamber

🎀films/series/tv shows

Akutarō Shindo – Bucchigiri?!

Alador Blight + Darius Diamonne (poly) – The Owl House

Bandit Heeler – Bluey

Basil – The Great Mouse Detective

Captain Harlock – Captain Harlock ( anime + film (2013) )

CatRat – Gabby’s Dollhouse

Charles Bingley + Fitzwilliam Darcy – Pride and Prejudice (2005)

David – Camp Camp

Debra5000 + Eric – The Mitchells vs the Machines

Dragon King – The Monkey King

Ebisu – Nuragami

Eda Clawthorne – The Owl House

Edric Blight – The Owl House

Emile Petit + Francœur + Raoul – Un Monstre à Paris

Ezra – Captain Harlock (2013)

Father – Codename: Kids Next Door

Fukuo – Kiki’s Delivery Service

Gramorr – LoliRock

Guido – Luca

Hans – Frozen

Ichabod Crane – Sleepy Hollow (2013-2017)

Ichiya – Bucchigiri?!

John Darling + Slightly – Disney’s Peter Pan

Kabal – Mortal Kombat

Kakeru Zabu – Bucchigiri?!

King Dice – The Cuphead Show!

King Magnifico – Wish

King Solon – Spellbound

Krampus – Red One

Kristoff – Frozen

Kuzko – The Emperor’s New Groove

Loid + Yor Forger (poly) – SpyxFamily

Louis – UglyDolls

Louis Mérante – Ballerina

Marito Jin – Bucchigiri?!

Mephisto – LoliRock

Metro-spider – Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse

Morton – The Owl House

Nicholas Wolfwood – Trigun ( anime + manga )

Nico – Rio duology

Ozzie – Over the Hedge

the postmaster – Spellbound

Prince Naveen + Tiana (poly) – Disney’s The Princess and the Frog

Ryan – Sing 2

Sandman – Rise of the Guardians

Scientist (nnic) – Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse

Silencer + Truth – Miraculous: les Aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir

Spike Spiegel – Cowboy Bebop

Suki – Sing 2

Tarrant Hightopp – Alice in Wonderland (2010-2016)

Ted Shackleford – Curious George

Tsukasa Shishiō – Dr. Stone

Valentino – Wish

Victor – Ballerina

Walter Beckett – Spies In Disguise

Waymond Wang – Everything Everywhere All at Once

William Dalton – Les Dalton (2010-2015)

🎀videogames

Achilles – Alchemy Stars

Adras – Alchemy Stars

Angus Ciprianni – That’s Not My Neighbour

Arlecchino – Genshin Impact

Baizhu – Genshin Impact

Beretta – Alchemy Stars

Beverly – Alchemy Stars

Boothill – Honkai Star Rail

Brock – Alchemy Stars

Caleb – Alchemy Stars

Capitano – Genshin Impact

Casta – Alchemy Stars

Chenya – Twisted Wonderland

Chevalier Michel – Ikemen Prince

Clavis Lelouch – Ikemen Prince

Comte de Saint-Germaine – Ikemen Vampire

Corax – Alchemy Stars

Cuscuta – Alchemy Stars

Diavolo – Obey Me! duology

Divus Crewel – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Fleur – Alchemy Stars

Francis Mosses – That’s Not My Neighbour

Genevieve – Alchemy Stars

Jack Howl – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Jamil Viper – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Jean d’Arc – Ikemen Vampire

Joselyn – Alchemy Stars

Kleken – Alchemy Stars

Leon Dompteur – Ikemen Prince

Leona Kingscholar – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Leonardo Da Vinci – Ikemen Vampire

Licht + Nokto Klein – Ikemen Prince

Lilia Vanrouge – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Ludovico – The Arcana

Malleus Draconia – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Mephistopheles – Obey Me! duology

Michael – Alchemy Stars

Minos – Alchemy Stars

Mozus Trein – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Nails – Alchemy Stars

Napoleon Bonaparte – Ikemen Vampire

Naroxel – Alchemy Stars

Nazali Satrinava – The Arcana

Neuvillette – Genshin Impact

Pantalone – Genshin Impact

Pittman – Alchemy Stars

Praetor Vlastomil – The Arcana

Pyro – Team Fortress 2

Quaestor Valdemar – The Arcana

Nadia Satrinava + Portia Devorak (poly) – The Arcana

Rebecca – Alchemy Stars

Rui Kamishiro – Project Sekai

Sam – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Sebek Zigvolt – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Silver – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Taki – Alchemy Stars

Theodorus van Gogh – Ikemen Vampire

Toya Aoyagi – Project Sekai

Tsukasa Tenma – Project Sekai

Vic – Alchemy Stars

Vil Schönheit – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Welt Yang – Honkai Impact 3rd

William Shakespeare – Ikemen Vampire

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Ikemen Vampire

Zandik – Genshin Impact

🎀other type of source

Ace – Bungō Stray Dogs universe

Andrealphus – Hellaverse

Astr0 – Felix’s OC (his name has his social linked!)

Ben Solo / Kylo Ren – Star Wars universe

Black Cat + Witch Bunny – Witch Bunny

Carlos + Cecil Gershwin Palmer (poly) – Welcome to Night Vale

Chūya Nakahara – Bungō Stray Dogs universe

Daredevil – Marvel universe

Denver – So Not My Type ( webtoon by @ prollycarmen )

Ezekiel Sims / Spider-therapist – Marvel universe

General Grievous – Star Wars universe

Graziano – The Merchant of Venice

Kowalski + Rico – Madagascar universe

Lewis Pepper – Mystery Skulls Animated

Marchese di Forlipopoli – La Locandiera

Marvin the Martian – Looney Tunes universe

Meta Knight – Nintendo universe

Miles Edgeworth – The Great Ace Attorney universe

Mr. Mistoffelees – Cats ( musical )

Mungojerrie – Cats ( musical )

Munkustrap – Cats ( musical )

Mushitarō Oguri – Bungō Stray Dogs universe

Paimon – Hellaverse

Projectile dysfunction bloke – Projectile Dysfunction

Shadow – Sonic universe

Shōta Aizawa – Boku No Hero Academia ( manga + anime )

Shylock – The Merchant of Venice

Sigma – Bungō Stray Dogs universe

Sin-eater – Marvel universe

Skimbleshanks – Cats ( musical )

Tayama Iida – Boku No Hero Academia ( manga + anime )

Turning a Sphere Outside In bloke – Turning a Sphere Outside In

Wally Wackford – Hellaverse

[lau-tje96337]

Mérandette in Gacha Life 2

(Louis Mérante x Odette)

This is Louis Mérante and Odette as Gacha Characters 💕

I love this ship, It's my favourite one 😍🥰

I am at the bottom left 🙂

I hope you will like it what I made 😁

Made it on gacha life 2.

Credits: Lau-tje-96337 (me).

Update:

at the bottom is the new version. I have changed the positions, some changes for Mérante but not that much and I changed the head of Odette and her dress.

I will change or make new poses for them in the future if i have time ofc. Tell me what you would like to see, it could be anything but only from ballerina/Leap! :D

@ballerina-leap @ballerinaleapmovie @emayuku

[lau-tje96337]

I agree but even Louis Mérante made a noice/sound before he kissed her on the cheek :)

That little "oh!" noise Odette makes when Mérante kisses her

Reblog if you agree

[livehorsesartpage]

Ballerina Leap Characters watercolor portraits.

I finally finish my series of Ballerina Leap Characters portraits made with watercolor. I'm going to think it twice if I deign to make other characters, but I only really care about these five only.

Félicie Milliner made at July 10 of 2024.

Victor Hubert made at September 21 of 2024.

Camille Le Haut made at July 15 of 2024.

Odette Milliner made at August 02 of 2024.

Louis Mérante made at July 31 of 2024.

All made with watercolor paint over Sketch paper.

[livehorses]

Cought the moment when Mérante shows his italian side. 😂🤌🏻

[grand-duke-tuffy]

Please hear me out, ever since I watch a movie on our TV ("that I didn't know the title of cause my dad had the remote")

I have itching to find that out and that I did like two days ago, and watch the Ballerina/Leap! Movie....

One thing...

ONE... THING...

That got me it's attention is Louis Mérante and Odette, why....

(because that was the scene that caught me in the first place, when I still haven't known the title yet)

I'm having so many feeling right now, and I have been reading fanfictions abou the two of em...I just ughhhhh.... I hate and like it when I'm like this.... I'm hopeless..

I only see the movie once and immediately I love the two.... Mérante and Odette...

[less-than-threee]

i watched ballerina (2016) over the weekend and it was AMAZING

the characters were lovable and unique. the story was incredibly inspiring. the animation was smooth. the choreography was gorgeous. the scenery was breathtaking. i felt like i was in a dream, in the best way possible. this movie made a girl with two left feet wish she was studying at the paris opera ballet.

i’m in desperate need of a sequel that explores félicie and victor growing up + their friends + more odette x mérante, we probably won’t get it though :’)

i might somehow find time to rewatch it this week despite all of my school work. i’m so obsessed. 10/10

[readersfever]

My one thought while watching Leap!

That one dude (Mérante) looks like Doctor Strange

Conclusion:

Mérante is Doctor Strange

[ballerinaleapmovie]

The Juleap event is officially closed, and these are the final results for each character!

- Félicie Lebras/Milliner:

108 + 80 + 75 + 74 + 60 + 74 + 40 = 511 points

- Victor Hubert:

80 + 75 + 60 = 215

- Monsieur Louis Mérante:

60 + 79 = 139

- Madame Odette:

74 + 60 = 134

- Camille Le Haut:

60 + 60

- Régine Le Haut:

60

- Rudolph Rankovsky:

60

- Monsieur Luteau:

60

- Rosita Mauri:

0

- Nora:

0

- Dora:

0

- Mathurin:

0

- Mother Superior:

0

- Auguste Emmanuel Vacourbeil:

0

- The Opera Janitor:

0

Winner: Félicie Milliner, with 511 points!

Second place: Victor Hubert with 215

Third place: Louis Mérante with 139

Links to all the entries:

• "Félicie - Wood Princess" by @livehorses :

• "Once in a Pink Sky!" by @fariadraws

• "An Epoch-making Discovery" by same author.

• "Yummy" by same author.

• "And she turned into a graceful ballerina!" by same author on Tumblr:

• "Camille - Porcelain Doll" by livehorses

• "Meet the Ballerina Leap Characters" by same author on TikTok

• "Ballerina/Leap! - Le Lac de Fées crossover" by Felicitas Winter on Instagram.

• "Louis Alexandre Mérante portrait" by livehorses

Thank you all who participated! See you next year! 😃

[ballerina-leap]

Hey… hey Ballerina fans…

Guess who that guy is?

(oh my god, Merante, why do you look drunk)

Pretty sure that’s Rosita to his right.

By the way, this is from the lost ballet, La Farandole, that was the actual ballet that premiered 1883.

[sophie-verte]

The way I was rooting for Odette and Mérante to kiss the entire 'Ballerina' animated film 👀 like, they're definitely exes, and they were giving each other glances through out the course of the film, and I just squeaked when Mérante kissed her on a cheek so gently at the end

I didn't even care for Félicie and Victor l, but THEM