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Ballet is a specific dance form and technique. Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and may include dance, mime, acting, and music (orchestral and sung). Ballets can be performed alone or as part of an opera. Ballet is best known for its virtuoso techniques such as pointe work, grand pas de deux, and high leg extensions. Many ballet techniques bear a striking similarity to fencing positions and footwork, perhaps due to their development during the same periods of history; but more likely because both arts had similar requirements in terms of balance and movement.

Domenico da Piacenza (1390–1470) is credited with the first use of the term ballo (in De Arte Saltandi et Choreas Ducendi) instead of danza (dance) for his baletti or balli which later came to be known as Ballets. The first Ballet per se is considered to be Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx's Ballet Comique de la Royne (1581) and was a ballet comique (ballet drama). 1581 also saw the publication of Fabritio Caroso's Il Ballarino, a technical manual on ballet dancing that helped to establish Italy as a major centre of ballet development.

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Ballet contemporain à Tergnier, mardi10/11, 20h30. "A contrario" de la Cie Appel d'air. Tarif, 6€. Si vous êtes... http://bit.ly/1pkRHS
audreybeguin (Audrey BEGUIN) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:03:29 -0000
Ballet contemporain à Tergnier, mardi10/11, 20h30. "A contrario" de la Cie Appel d'air. Tarif, 6€. Si vous êtes... http://bit.ly/1pkRHS
GRITtv: Got Docs: La Danse, The Paris Opera Ballet: "Movies are about movement," says documentary filmmaker Frederic... http://bit.ly/3zXNbZ
grittv (grittv) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:13 -0000
GRITtv: Got Docs: La Danse, The Paris Opera Ballet: "Movies are about movement," says documentary filmmaker Frederic... http://bit.ly/3zXNbZ
the in-studio-off-air discussion about little boys in ballet/tap is ALREADY getting heated. i having a feeling i'm gonna slap Lukas today
ninadonline (Nina Danila) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:27 -0000
the in-studio-off-air discussion about little boys in ballet/tap is ALREADY getting heated. i having a feeling i'm gonna slap Lukas today
@celobenevides : hm que legal! ah Gutta Bampa dá aula de ballet ? hihih. mais tlz meu pai não tá deixando mto amis eu convenco ele!
shabsassis (shay) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:56:37 -0000
@celobenevides : hm que legal! ah Gutta Bampa dá aula de ballet ? hihih. mais tlz meu pai não tá deixando mto amis eu convenco ele!
@lindawarren Singing cabbages, carrot microphone, singing frogs and Robbie the ballet dancing bunny!! LOVE IT!! x
Kitty1979 (Carla Jones) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:55:53 -0000
@lindawarren Singing cabbages, carrot microphone, singing frogs and Robbie the ballet dancing bunny!! LOVE IT!! x
http://bit.ly/1l5MTD Ballet é coisa de macho
TedioDigital (Luiz Arthuso) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:55:38 -0000
http://bit.ly/1l5MTD Ballet é coisa de macho

 
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the-ballet.com - An interactive website designed to educate people about ballet, from the history to the technique of ballet to great performances and dancers.
Meta Description: [ The Ballet is all about ballet, from the history to the ballet that you're seeing this evening. ]

Art of Ballet - Ballet class, photos, clipart, exercises, pirouettes, images, dance, performing arts.
Meta Description: [ ballet photos, ballet clipart, ballet class, ballet books, dance, beginner ballet, ballet links, ballet classics, nutcracker, giselle, swan lake, giselle, romeo, juliet, coppelia, learn ballet, book reviews ]

404 Ballet Aust - An informative site for lovers of ballet, dance and the performing arts. Australian focus.

Ballet Instructor Website - Provides twelve forums with live chat, audition (job) postings, questions and answers, commentaries (dance reviews), newsletter, recommendations to performing arts related music, videos, and books.
Meta Description: [ Community for performing arts persons. Forums with live chat, audition (job) notices, dance history articles and commentaries, Q. & A., recommendations for related music, videos, books, and more! ]

BalletWeb Index - Featuring photo essays, commentary, QuickTime animations, and a page of reader-submitted ballet jokes, plus notes about dance photography.

Delirivm Dance Theater - Group from Brazil for those 50 years old and older. Awards, repertoire and pictures.

Footnotes - Finally, ballet presented on television in a fresh, modern, and truly insightful manner - for ballet fans; new and old. World class dancer, Frank Augustyn brings a wealth of hands-on experience to the series, along with several other international ballet celebrities.

Pointe and Click - Resource for dancers on the internet, organized so that dancers might find what they are looking for on the web. Online catalogs and links to other pages. The complete list of paper catalogs is one of the most popular sites. What dancer doesn't want to save some money?
Meta Description: [ The Ezine for Dancers, includes feature articles, dancer friendly chat and message boards (over 70!), interviews with famous dancers, advice from teachers. Learn about dance, ballet and pointe shoes, costumes. ]

Terpsichore - An on-line store selling rare and out-of print ballet books, programs, original photographs and autographs, from the Pavlova and Diaghilev period to now. Interesting items added frequently. Free search for any item not listed.

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