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Ballet is a formalized form of dance with its origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries. It quickly spread to the French court of Catherine de' Medici where it was developed even further. In the 17th century at the time of Louis XIV, ballet was codified. The predominance of French in the vocabulary of ballet reflects this history. It also became a form closely associated with the opera. Ballet then spread from the heart of Europe to other nations. The Royal Danish Ballet and the Imperial Ballet of the Russian Empire were founded in the 1740s and began to flourish, especially after about 1850. In 1907 the Russian ballet in turn moved back to France, where the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev and its successors were particularly influential. Soon ballet spread around the world with the formation of new companies, including London's The Royal Ballet (1931), the San Francisco Ballet (1933), American Ballet Theatre (1937), The Australian Ballet (1940), the New York City Ballet (1948), the National Ballet of Canada (1951), and the Delhi Ballet (2002). In the 20th century styles of ballet continued to develop and strongly influence broader concert dance, for example, in the United States choreographer George Balanchine developed what is now known as neoclassical ballet, subsequent developments have included contemporary ballet and post-structural ballet, for example seen in the work of William Forsythe in Germany.
The etymology of the word "ballet" reflects its history. The word ballet comes from French and was borrowed into English around the 17th century. The French word in turn has its origins in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance). Ballet ultimately traces back to Latin ballare, meaning "to dance".
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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
Are pointe shoes worn in ballet?
Yes. In fact, ballet is the reason pointe shoes were invented.
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.
Who was ballet invented by?
King Louis XIV
What year was ballet first invented?
1587
What year was ballet shoes invented?
1985
Are pointe shoes worn in ballet?
Yes. In fact, ballet is the reason pointe shoes were invented.
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.
Louis Lumiere invented ballet in what year?
1776
Who invented the flat ballet slipper?
it was the shake spears
Who invented ballet pointe shoes?
Charles Didelot
Who began ballet?
Louis the 14 began ballet in his court then it spread world wide and pointe shoes were invented. :(
