Maybe you know that ballet is a kind of dancing. But do you know more about ballet? In this blog, I want to introduce ballet more detailed. Ballet is a nonverbal performing art with music. It was born and brought up in Europe. Ballet has its origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries. In Italy, the aristocracy sometimes held a dinner and showed dancing by themselves. The word "ballet" comes from "balletto",which means dancing that has a particular story. "Balletto" existed at that time. Ballet was introduced into France from Italy. Louis ⅩⅣ was one of ballet lovers. He himself enjoyed dancing. In his times, the basic five positions of ballet was established.      |
In 17th century, there were dancers who made their living by dancing in Russia.
Marius Petipa was a famous ballet dancer and choreographer (a person who arranges how dancers should move during a performance). He announced "Sleeping beauty" with Tchaikovsky (a famous Russian composer),and the performance was a great hit. It is said that "Sleeping beauty" is a greatest masterpiece. He laid the foundation of Classical ballet.
