It is difficult to answer this question because what we know as "Ballet" goes back to the Italian Renaissance; it then spread to France and other European countries. Thus, it may have had a number of founders and patrons in its formative stages. What we do know is that classical ballet was formalized during the reign of Louis XIV: he encouraged the creation of the first dance company, l'Acad
It is difficult to answer this question because what we know as "ballet" goes back to the Italian Renaissance; it then spread to France and other European countries. Thus, it may have had a number of founders and patrons in its formative stages. What we do know is that classical ballet was formalized during the reign of Louis XIV: he encouraged the creation of the first dance company, l'Académie Royale de Danse, in Paris in 1661. As for why King Louis did this, he was a former ballet dancer himself and believed strongly in the importance of dance in French culture; he also wanted to make sure that ballet was performed correctly, and that there would be a standard for future dancers to live up to.
Denis Diderot
Ballet is not considered a sport. If you think about it, only sports are in the Olympics. Ballet is an art.
Ballet started in the 1500's with what is considered to be the first ballet called "Le Ballet Comique de la Reine" which is French for "The Comic Ballet of the Queen".
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Yes it's one of the cultural arts like museums, the symphony, etc.
Aristotle is commonly not considered one of the founders of modern philosophy, as his work is typically associated with ancient Greek philosophy. The founders of modern philosophy are generally considered to be Descartes, Bacon, and Locke, among others.
Denis Diderot
Ballet is not considered a sport. If you think about it, only sports are in the Olympics. Ballet is an art.
Ballet started in the 1500's with what is considered to be the first ballet called "Le Ballet Comique de la Reine" which is French for "The Comic Ballet of the Queen".
at times
The founders were the late Karel Shook and Arthur Mitchell
Le Ballet Comique de la Reine (queen's ballet company) was the first ballet to be performed in the 1600s. It was more than five hours long!
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yes
Yes it's one of the cultural arts like museums, the symphony, etc.
Ballet is mostly considered as an art form. Which makes quite sense because people most likely go to ballets to see a show, not just people trying to win. Ballet is not about winning.
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