He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century including Pas de Quatre, La Esmeralda, Ondine, and Giselle with Jean Coralli.

He left the Opéra in 1835 to tour European dance centers such as London, Milan, Vienna and Naples, where he met and noticed the talent of Carlotta Grisi.

He coached her and presented her to the world as the next great ballerina in an 1836 performance in London with himself as her partner.

For this ballet he not only negotiated the difficult task of persuading the four leading ballerinas of the day to appear on stage together at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.

[citation needed] Perrot was engaged as a dancer in St. Petersburg for the Imperial Ballet and later was appointed Balletmaster there.