Ballet History

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The PowerPoint eight sheds a light on my knowledge and understanding about ballet. I am totally astonished to learn in the “History of Ballet” video that King Louis XIV was the father of this kind of art form. That is probably why I always feel and view ballet as one of the most graceful and classy types of dance. Even though ballet is typical and unique with five basic steps or positions that were invented by King Louis XIV and still applied till today, it has a wide variety of aspects and has constantly and diversely evolved over time. I love the way it is performed and proved the idea that ballet is a global type of dancing when it is adopted by many countries and any people from different backgrounds of ethnics or races can dance as long

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