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    positions of the arms in ballet. In one, the dancer keeps the fingers of both arms fully touching to form an oval shape, either almost touching the hips...
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  • The positions of the feet in ballet is a fundamental part of classical ballet technique that defines standard placements of feet on the floor. There are...
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    "in Arabic fashion") in dance, particularly ballet, is a body position in which a dancer stands on one leg–the supporting leg–with the other leg–the working...
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  • Because ballet became formalized in France, a significant part of ballet terminology is in the French language. Contents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M...
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  • graceful port de bras (movement of the arms), and correct body positions, lines and angles. Other aspects of ballet technique include posture, toe pointing...
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  • position" through to "fifth position." The following includes descriptions of all major ballet positions. Classical ballet positions were influenced by Baroque...
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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...
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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...
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    a ballet class, barre may also refer to the part of the class that involves barre work. Barres are also used for warm up exercises in other types of dance...
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    five fundamental positions of the feet in ballet, all performed with turnout and named numerically as first through fifth positions. When performing jumps...
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    The spreadeagle (also spelled spread eagle or spread-eagle) is the position in which a person has their arms outstretched and legs apart, figuratively...
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  • Bournonville method (category Ballet training methods)
    French ballet masters. He was heavily influenced by the early French school of ballet, which he preserved in his teaching and choreography, when the traditional...
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    The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is a UK-based examination board specialising in dance education and training, with an emphasis on classical ballet. The...
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    In ballet, the corps de ballet ([kɔʁ də balɛ]; French for "body of the little dance") is the group of dancers who are not principal dancers or soloists...
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    dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company. A principal may be any gender. The position is similar...
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    Neoclassical ballet is the style of 20th-century classical ballet exemplified by the works of George Balanchine. The term "neoclassical ballet" appears in the 1920s...
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    dance Ballet Comique de la Reine - sometimes called the "first ballet" 17th century French ballet Comédie-ballet 18th century Baroque dance Opéra-ballet Ballet...
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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...
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    A ballet master (also balletmaster, ballet mistress, premier maître de ballet or premier maître de ballet en chef) is an employee of a ballet company...
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    The following is a list of ballets with entries in English Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by ballet title, with the name of the composer...
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    ballet (Russian: Русский балет) (French: Ballet russe) is a form of ballet characteristic of or originating from Russia. Ballet had already dawned in...
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    A narrative ballet, also known as classical ballet or story ballet is a form of ballet that has a plot and characters. It is typically a production with...
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    Human positions refer to the different physical configurations that the human body can take. There are several synonyms that refer to human positioning, often...
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    formerly resident in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and now based in Vermont. He is known for his work with the Ballet Frankfurt (1984–2004) and The Forsythe Company...
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  • Ballet de cour ("court ballet") is the name given to ballets performed in the 16th and 17th centuries at courts. The court ballet was a gathering of noblemen...
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  • Polka - Polonaise - Portable dance floor - Position of the arms in ballet - Positions of the feet in ballet - Postmodern dance - Prima ballerina assoluta...
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    dance—unusual bends of the body, inventive positions of the arms, not from the classical moves, the overall structure of the body is not balletic,[citation needed]...
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  • In ballet, a soloist is a rank or position in a ballet company. This rank is above the corps de ballet but below principal dancer. As signified by the...
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    thus give the appearance of dancing barefoot—are worn in modern ballets and sometimes modern dancing by both men and women. Typically, in a ballet class,...
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  • In the French courts during the 17th Century, ballet first begins to flourish with the help of several important men: King Louis XIV, Jean-Baptiste Lully...
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