Swan Lake Informative Speech

Ballet is the one of the most traditional form of dance. There is a lot about ballet that people don’t know, such as the history. Do you know what it took to get the art form to what it is today. Then again, maybe you didn’t know that the pointe shoe didn’t always look like what it is now. Did you know that for almost every ballet company you have to meet certain bodily attributes in order to be a part of the company? Ballet and just dance in general is the way that humans first shared our stories and to teach lessons. Take the well known ballet Swan Lake, one of the things that we are supposed to take from this story, is that looks can be deceiving. Swan Lake is about a young girl named Odette. Her and her friends are under a spell that turns them into swan. The …show more content…
Ballet is not often recognized as one of the world’s most demanding jobs, when indeed it is. Dance in general is ranked by The Business Insider as America’s #1 most physically demanding job, with choreographers at #14. Dance beats out fitness trainers, Iron workers, athletes and sports competitors, and even Forest Firefighters. Their job does not pay very well. Most ballet dancers have to work other jobs in order to pay for their bills, and house, and groceries, and anything else that they might need to live. If the dancers don’t belong to a major company, they have to buy their own shoes as well, which adds up really fast. With an interview with dancer Miko Fogarty, she and her mom Satoko talk about the cost of her ballet. Satoko says “ This costume is like $2,000, which is normal. Then I need like six tutus, which is $12,000.” Miko says “ My pointe shoes are around $90-100 and I have about two or three a month.” says Miko. “$35,000 for tuition, which includes class and private lessons almost six days a week. $35,000 a year. That’s at least, it might be more.” Ballet most definitely costs more than it did at the