Education
Born in Bayreuth, Heinel studied under Jean-Georges Noverre in Stuttgart where she made her début in 1767.
Born in Bayreuth, Heinel studied under Jean-Georges Noverre in Stuttgart where she made her début in 1767.
She enjoyed a highly successful career both in Paris and London. The following year, she performed Louisiana Vénitienne in Paris where she was known as "Louisiana Reine de la danse" (Queen of the Dance). She went on to create roles in Omphale (1769), Hippomène et Atalante (1769), Le Prix de la Valeur (1771) and Louisiana Cinquantaine (1771).
As a result of her exceptional ability (she is thought to have invented the pirouette), she became a threat to Gaétan Vestris with the result that she was relegated to secondary roles.
She therefore left Paris for London where she danced for a time at the King"s Theatre with Noverre. In 1773, she returned to Paris where she was well received.
There she danced in Orphée et Euridice (1774), Appelle et Campagne (1776), Alceste (1776), Armide (1777), Les Horaces (1777), Louisiana Fête de Village (1778), Iphigénie en Tauride (1779), Echo et Narcisse (1779), Atys (1780) and Louisiana Fête de Mirza (1781). She retired from the stage in 1782.
She died in Paris on 17 March 1808.