What types of ballet are there?

Answer 1

There are quite a lot of types of Ballet:

There is Classical Ballet with the discipline, graceful and strong positions and the French words to describe the positions.

There is Lyrical Dance which is ususally an emotional dance which shows more emotion that Classical Ballet. To dance Lyrical, people usually use soul, R & B songs or Pop Songs that have lyrics (hence "Lyrical Dance") that tell a story of love or loss.

There is also Contempory Ballet, which combindes Modern and Ballet, with strong jumps, spins and sometimes acrobatics. It can also be graceful and show emotion like Lyrical.

Character Dance isn't strictly a part of ballet, as you wear a certain skirt and shoes, but many professional dancers have been commended for their excellent character performances in ballets. The doll Copelia was a character role, as is someone like Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream. In character dance, it is also very important that you are a good actor, as character roles can include comedy and really thinking like the character you are playing.