Ballet Techniques In La Sylphide And Giselle

Ballet blanc translated literally means white ballet. This is a type of romantic ballet style that launched in the 19th century. The term means a scene, in which the ballerina and the female corps de ballet all wear white dresses. During ballet blanc everything on stage is soft, the atmosphere, the dancer’s costumes, lights, and the music. Two notorious examples of ballet blanc are Act II of La Sylphide and Giselle. In the ballet blanc Giselle, there were 25 ballerinas performing. The music is a classical opera. The ballerinas in this performance are very pale. The stage was very melancholy. They were all wearing long dresses made of tutu fabric. They all wore pointe shoes. Each performer had white flowers in their hair. They constantly formed parallel rows throughout the dance performance. One woman was the leader because she never followed what the rest of the dancers did.
The dancers in the Giselle performance all had the same hairstyle, a low bun. Their hairstyle symbolizes neatness and perfection. They also all had the same hair color and costume. Their similarities in appearance shows that they have all been through the same thing; which in this case means they have been betrayed by their lover. The dancers were exceedingly …show more content…
This song is similar to the meaning of Giselle because in this song Adele sings “Cause there 's a side to you. That I never knew, never knew, all the things you 'd say they were never true, never true and the games you 'd play. You would always win, always win but I set fire to the rain” This quote is about a woman who meets a guy, he seems so wonderful so she instantly falls in love. He tells her many charming things, but in reality he was telling lies and now she is left with a broken heart. He continually tries to play games with her and no matter hard she fights for their relationship, she will never win. There is nothing she can do that will fix the