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    Ballet originated in the early 17th century as dances performed between scenes of operas in France. It grew in popularity and importance, establishing standardized movements and conventions. King Louis XIV founded the Paris Opera Ballet in 1661, cementing Paris as the center of ballet. Professional dancers first appeared in the late 1600s. The tutu and pointe shoes were introduced in the 1800s-1900s to enhance the dancer's image. Romantic and Classical ballet eras saw the rise of the prima ballerina and narrative ballets. Ballet Arizona was founded in 1986 as the resident ballet company for Arizona.

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    Ballet originated in the early 17th century as dances performed between scenes of operas in France. It grew in popularity and importance, establishing standardized movements and conventions. King Louis XIV founded the Paris Opera Ballet in 1661, cementing Paris as the center of ballet. Professional dancers first appeared in the late 1600s. The tutu and pointe shoes were introduced in the 1800s-1900s to enhance the dancer's image. Romantic and Classical ballet eras saw the rise of the prima ballerina and narrative ballets. Ballet Arizona was founded in 1986 as the resident ballet company for Arizona.

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    Ballet originated in the early 17th century as dances performed between scenes of operas in France. It grew in popularity and importance, establishing standardized movements and conventions. King Louis XIV founded the Paris Opera Ballet in 1661, cementing Paris as the center of ballet. Professional dancers first appeared in the late 1600s. The tutu and pointe shoes were introduced in the 1800s-1900s to enhance the dancer's image. Romantic and Classical ballet eras saw the rise of the prima ballerina and narrative ballets. Ballet Arizona was founded in 1986 as the resident ballet company for Arizona.

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    History of Ballet

    Vocabulary
    Plié – to bend

    Tendu – stretched
     Ballet words are in French
    Tombé - to fall, falling

    Pas de bourrée
     – step back, side, front
    Grand -big

    Demi
     – half, small
    Grand Jeté - big leap

    Balancé- rocking step; waltz

    Sauté – jumped

    En Croix – on the cross

    Passé – passed

    Pique – pricked

    Port de bras – carriage of the arms

    Dégagé - Disengaged

     échappé - escaping or slipping movement

    Rond de jambe
     – round of the leg
    Assemblé - To assemble

    Changement – to change feet

    Glisade – to glide

    Echappé – escaping or slipping movement

    Sickling Feet and Turn-out

    Sickling is a fault in which the dancer turns


    her foot in from the ankle therby breaking
    the straight line of the leg.

    Rotation in turn-out should come


    from the hip joint to limit pressure
    on the knees and ankles.
    Vocabulary Continued (for Intermediate)

    En l’air- in the air


    Développé - time deveopled, developing movement
    Soutenu – sustained
    Fondu- to melt
    Coupé - to cut
    Pas de chat – Cat Step
    Penché- leaning step; inclining
    piqué - pricked
    pirouette- to whirl; turn
    Sous-sus - under-over
    Jeté - throwing step
    Pas de basque- basque step
    Sissonne – scissors
    Fouette – whipped
    Tour jeté- turning jump
    Origins of Ballet

     The art of Ballet can trace


    its origins to the early
    seventeenth century,
    when dancers performed
    to entertain audiences
    between scenes of an
    opera.
    Origins of Ballet

    These short dances grew in popularity and


    importance until they became a form of theater in
    their own right, accompanied by a standardization of
    movements and defining of other stylistic
    conventions.
    King Louis XIV, The Sun King

    In 1661, King Louis XIV


    of France founded the
    Académie Royale de
    Musique et de Danse,
    establishing Paris as the
    center of academic ballet.
    French Court Ballets

     Most French court ballets


    consisted of dance scenes
    linked by a minimum of
    plot.
     Because they were
    designed principally for
    the entertainment of the
    aristocracy, rich costumes,
    scenery, and elaborate
    stage effects were
    emphasized.
    Proscenium Stage & Professional Dancers

    The proscenium stage was first adopted in France in the mid-


    1600s, and professional dancers made their first appearance,
    although they were not permitted to dance in the grand ballet
    that concluded the performance; this was still reserved for the
    king and courtiers.
    Court Ballet Peak

    The court ballet reached its


    peak during the reign (1643-
    1715) of Louis XIV, whose
    title the Sun King was
    derived from a role he
    danced in a ballet.
    Court Ballets and Five Positions of the Feet

    Many of the ballets presented at his court were


    created by the Italian-French composer Jean
    Baptiste Lully and the French choreographer Pierre
    Beauchamp, who is said to have defined the five
    positions of the feet.
    Also during this time, the playwright Moliere
    invented the comedie-ballet, in which danced
    interludes alternated with spoken scenes.
    The Move to Professional Dancers

     Louis XIV stopped dancing in 1670, and his courtiers


    followed his example.

     By then the court ballet was already giving way to


    professional dancing. At first all the dancers were men, and
    men in masks danced women's roles.

     The first female dancers to perform professionally in a


    theater production appeared (1681) in a ballet called Le
    Triomphe de l'Amour (The Triumph of Love).
    Tutu and Pointe Shoes

    • To enhance the image of the


    dancer’s weightlessness.

    • Ballerinas began wearing


    Pointe Shoes in the mid-
    1800 but shoes had no
    support. Pointe shoes were
    made famous by ballerina
    Anna Pavlova in the 1900s.

    • Tutu is a skirt made of a net


    fabric called Tule. It allowed
    the dancer to show their legs
    and feet on stage.
    Tutu

    Tutu is a skirt made of a net fabric called Tule. It


    allowed the dancer to show the technique of the
    legs and feet on stage.
    Romantic Era

    The era began with the 1827 début in


    Paris of the ballerina Marie Taglioni in
    the ballet La Sylphide, 
    The era marked the rise of
    the ballerina as a central part of ballet.
    She was one of the most celebrated
    ballerinas of the romantic ballet.
    Considered to be the first dancer to
    dance en pointe.
    Known for shortening her skirt in La
    Sylphide, which was considered highly
    scandalous at the time.  Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide
    Classical Ballet

     Classical ballet is generally structured


    on a narrative pretext. It is important
    that the audience has an
    understanding of the basic story line
    so as to fully understand the complex
    combination of movement, music and
    storytelling that makes up a
    performance.
     Some ballets, like the Nutcracker or
    Sleeping Beauty, are based on
    traditional stories that are familiar
    even today; others are more obscure
    and require a greater effort on the
    part of the dancers and the audience
    to fully understand their meaning.
    Ballet Arizona

    • Founded in 1986 as resident ballet company for Arizona


    • Directed by Jean-Paul Comelin formally a dancer from
    Stuttgart Ballet.
    • In 2000, Ib Anderson was named artistic director.
    • As a former dancer for New York City Ballet mounted many
    Balanchine dances on company.

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