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'''Ballet''' is a specific technical form of [[dance]]. It was first developed in the Italian [[Renaissance]], and later in [[France]] sponsored by the patronage of King [[Louis XIV]], and in [[Russia]]. ''The word "ballet" comes from the Italian word "ballare," meaning "to dance"''. <ref>[http://www.bostonballet.org/educationoutreach/balletbasics/ballethistory.html Ballet History]</ref> Later, neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet were developed.

'''Ballet''' is a specific technical form of [[dance]]. It was first developed in the Italian [[Renaissance]], and later in [[France]] sponsored by the patronage of King [[Louis XIV]], and in [[Russia]]. ''The word "ballet" comes from the Italian word "ballare," meaning "to dance"''.<ref>[http://www.bostonballet.org/educationoutreach/balletbasics/ballethistory.html Ballet History]</ref> Later, neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet were developed.

Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and normally include dance, [[music]], acting and mime. <ref> Can You Appreciate the Art of Ballet? by Jeffrey Meier - EzineArticles.com Expert Author http://ezinearticles . com/?Can-You-Appreciate-the-Art-of-Ballet?&id=294632</ref> A significant part of ballet's vocabulary is in French, and reflects the French origin of this style of dance.  

Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and normally include dance, [[music]], acting and mime.<ref>Can You Appreciate the Art of Ballet? by Jeffrey Meier - EzineArticles.com Expert Author http://ezinearticles . com/?Can-You-Appreciate-the-Art-of-Ballet?&id=294632</ref> A significant part of ballet's vocabulary is in French, and reflects the French origin of this style of dance.  

(Troupe, Ballerina, Entrée, Arrière, Glissade, Saut, Pirouette, Derrière, Elevé, Double, etc.)

(Troupe, Ballerina, Entrée, Arrière, Glissade, Saut, Pirouette, Derrière, Elevé, Double, etc.)

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Classical ballet is the most formal of the different ballet styles. Ballet, as practiced in [[Europe]] and the Americas, emphasizes the abstract geometry of bodily form exploring the heights and extensions the body can achieve both on the floor and in the air. <ref>[http://www.answers.com/dance?cat=entertainment Dance] World of the Body. </ref>

Classical ballet is the most formal of the different ballet styles. Ballet, as practiced in [[Europe]] and the Americas, emphasizes the abstract geometry of bodily form exploring the heights and extensions the body can achieve both on the floor and in the air.<ref>[http://www.answers.com/dance?cat=entertainment Dance] World of the Body.</ref>

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