The History of Ballet
Louis XIV is know as the patron of Ballet because he allowed ballet to develop in Versailles.
Ballet is originated from France and Russia. The early ballets in France were know as "Romantic Ballets"
. Later on ballet was considered more of a dramatic dance that acted fictional stories with background
music to the artistic mimics. The origin from the classic The Swan Lake is Russian which makes this theatrical
dance scenes traditional in the Ballet History.
Now in this days Ballet has different categories classical and modern.
The classical consists of traditional dances like The Swan Lake, The Nut cracker and A Midsummer's Night Dreams.
Today's modern Ballet is called contemporary ballet which includes both classical and modern ballet dances it is a
more improved type of dancing in the dancing industry.
Ballet is originated from France and Russia. The early ballets in France were know as "Romantic Ballets"
. Later on ballet was considered more of a dramatic dance that acted fictional stories with background
music to the artistic mimics. The origin from the classic The Swan Lake is Russian which makes this theatrical
dance scenes traditional in the Ballet History.
Now in this days Ballet has different categories classical and modern.
The classical consists of traditional dances like The Swan Lake, The Nut cracker and A Midsummer's Night Dreams.
Today's modern Ballet is called contemporary ballet which includes both classical and modern ballet dances it is a
more improved type of dancing in the dancing industry.
Top 10 Ballet Dances
1.Cinderella
2.Coppelia
3.Don Quixote
4.Giselle
5.La Bayadere
6.La Sylphide
7.The Nutcracker
8.Romeo & Juliet
9.Sleeping Beauty
10.Swan Lake
2.Coppelia
3.Don Quixote
4.Giselle
5.La Bayadere
6.La Sylphide
7.The Nutcracker
8.Romeo & Juliet
9.Sleeping Beauty
10.Swan Lake
Why are Pointers used???
In ballet the Pointers are used to make the ballerinas legs look more sophisticated
and more elegant because they said that height was supposed to be a sign of elegance.
The Elegance in this dance is really important because its a dance which is very difficult
and it is really expensive because of the really elegant clothes that the dancer use from head to toe.
and more elegant because they said that height was supposed to be a sign of elegance.
The Elegance in this dance is really important because its a dance which is very difficult
and it is really expensive because of the really elegant clothes that the dancer use from head to toe.