Ballet has a rich history of origin that begins in France with King Henry II, in the 16th century. The kings wife, Catherine de Medici of Italy brought dance to the French courts. The first ever ballet performed was the Ballet Comique de la Reine. Ballet came about because of the rencaissaance. This time period was huge for arts, including ballet. in 17th and 18th century,but became prominent with its first school of dance being established by Louis XIV on June 28, 1669 ( Met). The idea of ballet at that time was that it was a moving painting with beautiful costumes, sets and combinations, Jean-Georges Noverre is the man credited for this concept. Ballet begin to bloom in a different direction by the Romantic era.
Russia has become a very well-known for its ballet , especially for …show more content…
The Russians played a big part in , expanding ballet in the United States. Two famous Russian dancers, founded two of America’s greatest dance companies: the New York City Ballet by George Balanchine and American Ballet Theatre by Lucia Chases.
There are various styles to ballet, some perfre for it to be a reflection of a story, others prefer for it to be a picture of music.
Males originatly dominated the stage in the early years of ballet , it was when Marie Taglioni , performed in Rober le Diable , that ballet took a turn to the more articic airy feel. (Met)
Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov choreographed three of the most famous ballets in history which are still performed today in the 1890s they are The Sleeping Beauty , The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Modern Dance was a reaction against ballet. It was a movement away from ballet. Loie Fuller, was a founder of modern dance, she cared more about the visual aspects of her dance than of telling a story. Isadora Duncan , the mother of American modern Dance, dressed in tunics rather than the typical ballet tutu, and
Russia has become a very well-known for its ballet , especially for …show more content…
The Russians played a big part in , expanding ballet in the United States. Two famous Russian dancers, founded two of America’s greatest dance companies: the New York City Ballet by George Balanchine and American Ballet Theatre by Lucia Chases.
There are various styles to ballet, some perfre for it to be a reflection of a story, others prefer for it to be a picture of music.
Males originatly dominated the stage in the early years of ballet , it was when Marie Taglioni , performed in Rober le Diable , that ballet took a turn to the more articic airy feel. (Met)
Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov choreographed three of the most famous ballets in history which are still performed today in the 1890s they are The Sleeping Beauty , The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Modern Dance was a reaction against ballet. It was a movement away from ballet. Loie Fuller, was a founder of modern dance, she cared more about the visual aspects of her dance than of telling a story. Isadora Duncan , the mother of American modern Dance, dressed in tunics rather than the typical ballet tutu, and