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Ballet wasn't really invented in one place... what we know as ballet today was developed over a period of hundreds of years from a combination of social dancing and theatrical performance in various parts of Western Europe. But in France, under Louis XIV (around 1650 to 1715) , it got a big boost as the king was a fan and practitioner of ballet.
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Did a girl or a boy invent ballet?
Precursors invented ballet.
Who invented the first flat ballet shoes?
Charles Didelot invented the first ballet shoes in the late 1700s.
Who invented classical ballet?
The French.
What year was ballet first invented?
1587
Do you have to have toe surgery when you grow up as a ballet dancer?
No you don't. They invented ballet shows for a reason.
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