| − | ''Ballet is a specific dance form and technique. Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and may 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 '''(Join address please)'''</ref> Ballet was first developed in the [[Renaissance]] in Italy and France, and later in Russia as a concert dance form. 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...'' | + | ''Ballet is a specific dance form and technique. Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and may include dance, music, acting and mime.'' <ref>EzineArticles.com, ''Can You Appreciate the Art of Ballet?'', by Jeffrey Meier http://ezinearticlesDOTcom/?Can-You-Appreciate-the-Art-of-Ballet?&id=294632</ref> Ballet was first developed in the [[Renaissance]] in Italy and France, and later in Russia as a concert dance form. 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...'' |