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Ballet is a form of dance that requires extreme discipline and concentration. There is a strict technique that every ballet dancer must adhere to, except for slight variations of technique from country to country. French ballet is called the French Method, Russian ballet is called the Russian Method, and another common method is the Cechetti Method. Cechetti was a ballet dancer who created his own variation on classical ballet technique to show off the lines that the body can make from hand to toe and so forth.

A ballet lesson begins with a series of warm-up exercises done while holding onto a wooden or metal rod mounted on the wall for balance. That is called a barre, and the warm-up is also called barre. Barre exercises begin with the simplest steps and techniques, even in professional classes, and move on to the more difficult moves. Ballet classes are usually accompanied by a CD or a piano player playing Classical Music.

After barre exercises, students begin work without a barre for balance, usually facing a mirror so they can check their technique. This is called center floor work. Classes usually also include exercises moving across the room, which are called across the floor exercises. At the end of class, and sometimes at the beginning, girls curtsy to the teacher and boys bow, as a way of thanking the teacher for the class.

A performance of ballet is a production where dancers tell a story through the dance, music, costumes, and scenery of the production. This type of production is called a ballet, and some well-known ones are Giselle, The Nutcracker, Copellia, and Sleeping Beauty. A solo dance in a ballet is called a variation, a group dance is called a corps de ballet, a dance with a man and a woman is called a pas de deux, a dance with three people is called a pas de trois, and a dance with four people is called a pas de quatre. All ballet terms are in french because ballet was invented in France.

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