Anna-Friedrike (French: Anne-Frédérique) Heinel (4 October 1753 – 17 March 1808) was a German dancer of extraordinary technique whose star rose rapidly on the stages of late-eighteenth-century Europe. Born in Bayreuth, she trained in Stuttgart and made her Paris debut in 1768, where she was celebrated as la Reine de la danse (“Queen of the Dance”). Her virtuosity and expressive power in works by leading choreographers of the day earned her roles in major productions at the Paris Opéra, and she maintained a high profile through the 1770s before retiring from the stage in 1782. Alongside her performing career, Anna-Friedrike Heinel’s name today is associated with at least one instrumental composition found in modern recording catalogues: a Quatuor for flageolet and strings in three movements (Allegro assai, Adagio, Rondeau), which appears credited to her on the album Les Amours d’un Rossignol – Musique pour le flageolet français performed by Hugo Reyne and La Simphonie du Marais. This attribution raises the possibility that Heinel’s engagement with music extended beyond dance performance into original instrumental writing or close association with repertory of her milieu. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.