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ReneThe first form of Ballet appeared in Rome during the Rome Pantomime, an ancient Greek tragedy of mainly speaking and dancing. It focused on stiff bodily movements to portray a plot.
Like many art forms, ballet disappeared during the middle ages, but reemerged in 1581 when the first dramatic ballet, the Balet Comique de la Reine, was presented at French wedding festivities. It's reappearance can be linked directly to Renaissance thinkers who borrowed the idea from ancient Greece and Rome and reinvented it.
In 1653, the 14-year-old Louis XIV danced as Apollo in the first court ballet. This was the beginning of ballet as we know it today, with French terms and the idea of strength and beauty coming as one. By 1661, Louis had established a formal royal ballet company.
1681 was the year that a professional ballet company (Paris Opera) introduced the first female ballet dancers. The first Prima Ballerina was Mlle la Fontaine.
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The first forms of ballet started during the Renaissance period. King Louis of France first 'invented' ballet to entertain him. It was performed to him by his court members.
The first official organised ballet was, again, performed for King Louis, in France. It lasted an impressive 42 hours! The dancers would have wore difficult and extravagant costumes, which would have been very heavy and elaborate, making it really hard to dance in, especially for that long!
So, um, er, yeah....
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What country did ballet begin?
Ballet began in France and Russia.
What year did ballet begin?
Ballet dates back hundreds of years to French and Italian courts, and there is not exact date on which ballet begun.
When did the dance style ballet originally begin?
in the fifteenth century
Where did classical ballet begin?
Ballet origanated in France in the early fifteenth century.
At what age did Evelyn Cisneros begin ballet?
Born in California in 1959, she began ballet lessons when she was 7; her mom thought it would help her to overcome her shyness. I enclose a link to an excellent biography of Evelyn Cisneros's life.
