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Ballet is a formalized form of dance with its origins in the French court, further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. It is a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. It is primarily performed with the accompaniment of classical music. It has been influential as a form of dance globally and is taught in ballet schools around the world which use their own culture and society to modernize the art. Ballet dance works (ballets) are choreographed, and also include mime, acting, and are set to music (usually orchestral but occasionally vocal). It is best known in the form of classical ballet, notable for its techniques, such as pointe work and turn-out of the legs, its graceful, flowing, precise movements, and its ethereal qualities. Later developments include neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet.
1. Ballet fulfills the natural need to move to music. 2. Develops a sense of movement, rhythm & appreciation of music. 3. Ballet helps to coordinate mind and body. 4. It helps to improve poor posture and improve poise. 5. It improves body control and balance. 6. Ballet is a confidence builder and promotes self-discipline. 7. It teaches discipline of body and emotions. 8. Ballet is an introduction to other art forms, eg. music, art, design, drama.
Ballet is a formalized form of dance with its origins in the Italian Renaissance court of the 15th century, further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form, and more recently in the United States. It is best known in the form of classical ballet, with later developments include neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet.
Ballet developed further in the French court from the time of Louis XIV in the 17th century. This is reflected in the French vocabulary of ballet. Subsequently, after 1850, ballet flourished in Denmark and Russia from where it returned to Western Europe and subsequently the globe, the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev and its successors were particularly influential.
Ballet spread from the heart of Europe to other nations and parts of the world: Royal Danish Ballet, the Imperial Ballet of the Russian Empire, the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater, the San Francisco Ballet is notable for being the first professional American ballet company and likewise for having performed many ballets for their first time in the USA[citation needed], the Australian Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, and recently the National Ballet Academy & Trust in India.
In the 20th century ballet continued to develop and strongly influence on broader concert dance, for example, in the United States choreographer George Balanchine developed what is now known as neoclassical ballet, subsequent developments have included contemporary ballet and post-structural ballet, for example seen in the work of William Forsythe in Germany.
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