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When did ballet appear?

What is ballet? This is a type of theatrical performance that combines several things: dance, scenery and music. Some ballets have a plot, others simply reflect an idea or mood. When you watch a ballet, you see the human body take on the most elegant and harmonious poses. All this requires long intense training of dancers in order to look natural and beautiful during the performance.

Ballet is about 500 years old. It originated in Italy at the time when Columbus was discovering America. But it was completely different from today's ballet. In those days, ballet was a form of palace entertainment. Italian aristocrats entertained themselves and their guests with performances that combined dance, music, pantomime, poetry and drama. Thus, the first ballet dancers were royalty and titled persons, and there were no professional dancers.

The dance steps were taken from the elegant but rather simple court dances of the time, and the dancers did not wear dancing shoes. However, such dances were not called ballet until the reign of King Henry III of France.

In 1581, Queen Catherine de Medici ordered grandiose celebrations in honor of the royal wedding. A breathtaking ballet was put on with hundreds of dancers, singers and actors. It was choreographed by the Italian musician Beaujuol. He was probably the first choreographer or dance director. Beaujouol called his work "Royal Comic Ballet", and since then performances of this kind have been called ballets.

The lead dancer in a ballet group is called a prima ballerina. The first prima ballerina was La Fontaine, who danced in 1681.

Later, various changes and improvements were made to the ballet.

Author: Likum A.

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