PPT-BALLET

vOCABULARY McCloud b2 First position Both feet are flat on the floor in the shape of a v Ideal first position straight line 180 degrees Second position Feet are flat on the floor hips width apart. Like other dance forms ballet may tell a story express a mood or simply reflect the music But a ballet dancers technique way of performing and special skills differ greatly from those of other dancers Ballet dancers perform many movements that are u Over those years several companies called Ballet Z Ballets Z wo of them gr ew especially important and several key figures were directorially involved with both at one time or another Col Wassily de Basil 1888 1951 a former Tsarist officer turned im Each year more than 150 dancers from around the world submit applications to become Company members and just over 25 applicants a re invited to audition for a position in the Company The Alabama Ballet AB is second to none in artistic excellence as Born1519 to powerful Medici family of Italy. Orphan as a child . Raised in a convent where she learned Latin and Greek. . Married at age 14 to Duke Henry II of Orleans, the future King of France. . Season Xvi . John bishop - Artistic Director. T h e Nu t c r a c k e r. The Sleeping Beauty. Dracula - Ballet with a Bite!. Bram Stoker's compelling story of Count Dracula has drawn curious audiences for over a century. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form and  his 1876 gothic horror novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations. Created as a two-act ballet, award-winning choreographer John Bishop brings to life the Irish author's novel with . By Daniel Ward. New techniques in dance. Being En Point. Using the man to make the woman weight less.. Woman were made the main star of the show. Starting at the . B. arre. when training was popularize. By Alyssa Eve Mitchel. Dominican University of California. Introduction: The Female, Adolescent, Pre-Professional Ballet Dancer. Substantial Physical Demands. Increasing Pressure. Ideal Ballet Body. One pre-professional dancer: . What is Ballet. an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. . Ballet Can: . tell . a story . or. . express a thought or emotion. . magical. , exciting, provoking or disturbing. The word . ballet. . is French . and . began being used in English . around the 17th century. The French word . originated from the Italian word . balletto. , . from . ballo. . (dance). . Ballet. ultimately . A brief introduction on the history of Ballet as we know it.. Ballet Video #1. Written Records of Dance. The understanding of what types of dances were done before any written record comes from musical scores, literary references and artistic depictions.. By: Tyler Rose and Lucas Rodgers. Author of Nutcracker . . Peter Tchaikovsky wrote the enjoyable ballet phenomenon, The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker consists of advanced ballet and opera. People have enjoyed seeing his amazing work over one century.. Even Football Players participate. Birth of ballet. Origins are traced to the Renaissance era . Social court dancing happened during an important event, such as the birth of an heir or an important marriage. WHERE IT ORIGINATED. Ballet began during the Renaissance around the year 1500 in Italy.. The word “ballet” and “ball” as in masked ball come from the Italian ballare, to dance.. HOW IT STARTED TO SPREAD. The origins of ballet can be traced back to the Renaissance period and the early court dances in France and Italy. Any celebratory occasion, such as the birth of an heir or an influential marriage would call for social court dancing. All ladies and gentlemen of the court learned these rather intricate dances as part of their grooming for society..