Posted
on February 7, 2015
I
always think of France and Russia when I think of ballet dancing. The
terms for the various ballet steps - such as arabesque, balancé devant, and plié - are French. Some of my favorite
ballets - The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake - were created by Russians Marius Petipa and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
But
of course ballet is a worldwide dance form. And it started in the
15th Century courts of Italy.
Ballet
was never a sort of folk dance that everybody learned and did.
Instead, it was always more performance oriented, more technical.
Dancers learned and performed ballet for audiences. Ballet dancing
requires years to learn and master, and even people who know ballet
must practice long and hard to keep up their ability to do this difficult form of dancing.
Ballet
is the foundation for many other forms of dance. It is not that
people cannot learn jazz, lyrical, or modern dance without first
knowing ballet...rather, it is that ballet steps and techniques form
the basis of many of the other dance styles.
Celebrate!
- Try a ballet class! It's great for strength, flexibility, and posture!
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there have remarkable production of A Tale of Beauty France and Russia when I think of ballet dancing by Ballet Austin. most entertaining and very athletic dance ballet represented. thanks for share this post.
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