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  2. History of ballet - Wikipedia

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    Ballet is a formalized dance form with its origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of 15th and 16th centuries. Ballet spread from Italy to France with the help of Catherine de' Medici, where ballet developed even further under her aristocratic influence.

  3. Ballet - Wikipedia

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    Ballet (French: [balɛ]) is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the ...

  4. Ballet dancer - Wikipedia

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    A ballet dancer is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. Ballet dancers are at a high risk of injury due to the demanding technique of ballet. [1]

  5. Classical ballet - Wikipedia

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    Painting of ballet dancers by Edgar Degas, 1872. Classical ballet is any of the traditional, formal styles of ballet that exclusively employ classical ballet technique.It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as pointe work, turnout of the legs, and high extensions), its flowing, precise movements, and its ethereal qualities.

  6. Rudolf Nureyev - Wikipedia

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    Website. nureyev.org. Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev[a] (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is widely regarded as the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Nureyev was born on a Trans-Siberian train near Irkutsk, Siberia, Soviet Union, to a Tatar family.

  7. History of dance - Wikipedia

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    The art of dance in women also declined from the Song dynasty onward as a result of the increasing popularity of footbinding, [14] a practice that ironically may have originated from dancing when a dancer wrapped her feet so she may dance ballet-fashion. [15] [16] The best-known of the Chinese traditional dances are the dragon dance and lion ...

  8. Vaslav Nijinsky - Wikipedia

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    Biography. Nijinsky in Krasnoye Selo, 1907. Vaslav Nijinsky was born in 1889 [1][2] or 1890 [3] in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), as Wacław Niżyński, to ethnic Polish parents, touring dancers Tomasz Niżyński (b. 7 March 1862) and Eleonora Bereda (b. 28 December 1856). Nijinsky was christened in Warsaw.

  9. Timeline of ballet - Wikipedia

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    A timeline of the history of ballet: 14th century. Medieval dance. 15th century. 16th century. Renaissance dance. Ballet de cour. Intermedio - Italian court spectaculars with dance. Ballet Comique de la Reine - sometimes called the "first ballet".