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'''Ballet''' is a specific technical form of [[dance]]. It was first developed in the [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]], and later in [[France]] 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> 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&opt=print '''(please "Join" address )'''</ref>
A significant part of ballet's vocabulary is in French, and reflects the French origin of this dance.
(Ballerina, Entrée, Arrière, Glissade, Saut, Pirouette, Derrière, Elevé, Double, etc.)
Pirouette
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Classical ballet is the most formal of the different ballet styles. Ballet, as practised in [[Europe]] and the [[US]], 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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Agrippina Vaganova, Enrico Cecchetti, George Balanchine and August Bournonville created famous ballet training methods. Professional ballet dancers are both, athletes and artists; many years of hard training are necessary as well as daily practice.
Later, neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet were developed.
== See also ==
*[[Igor Stravinsky]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.dance4it.com/ballethistory.htm The History of Ballet]
*[http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/ballet/history.html A History of the Art]
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A significant part of ballet's vocabulary is in French, and reflects the French origin of this dance.
(Ballerina, Entrée, Arrière, Glissade, Saut, Pirouette, Derrière, Elevé, Double, etc.)
Pirouette
<blockquote>
Classical ballet is the most formal of the different ballet styles. Ballet, as practised in [[Europe]] and the [[US]], 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>
</blockquote>
Agrippina Vaganova, Enrico Cecchetti, George Balanchine and August Bournonville created famous ballet training methods. Professional ballet dancers are both, athletes and artists; many years of hard training are necessary as well as daily practice.
Later, neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet were developed.
== See also ==
*[[Igor Stravinsky]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.dance4it.com/ballethistory.htm The History of Ballet]
*[http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/ballet/history.html A History of the Art]
[[Category:Art]]