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• BALLET Was taken from the Italian word BALLARE, meaning to dance, and BALLO, to perform in a ballroom.
• One of SERGEI DIAGHILEV very different works is THE RITE OF SPRING.
• Who expanded the form of classical ballet and introduced neo–classical ballet?


  George Balanchine
• The first ballet performers were men and the ballet costumes before then were called Grecian.
• It was during the Renaissance period (15th century) when ballet began in Italy.
• 15th century - It started as a performance in the royal court where the male servants would execute a movement related to the course they were serving during a court dinner.
• an Italian noblewoman, the wife of King Henry II of France and a great patron of the arts — began to fund ballet in the French court.


  Catherine de medici
• Where did ballet first begin?

  Italy
• BALTHAZAR DE BEAUJOYEULX formerly known as Baldassarino de Belgiojoso in Italy to arranged court fetes.
• BALTHAZAR DE BEAUJOYEULX - His famous presentation was the festive dance drama BALLET COMIQUE DE LA REINE where it combined the spoken word, solo, and choral song and the dance in a unified whole presenting a story.
• A dancer performer and was called the Magnificent Sun King.


  King Louis XIV
• He set up the Academie Royal de Danse together with his dancing master Pierre Beauchamp.


  King Louis XIV
• It was during his time that the five basic dance positions were written down for the first time and became the basis for ballet up to this day.


  King Louis XIV
• This period was the dancer’s golden age when the ballerinas were the popular idol and ballet after ballet was produced by ballet masters.


  Romantic period
• In the end of 19th century, they gave birth to classical ballet in Russia where it rapidly grew in popularity.
• He became the virtual dictator of Russian ballet.


  MARIUS PETIPA
• He created a formal structure for the ballets which celebrated the technical ability of dancers and added a greater variety of gravity-defying jumps.


  MARIUS PETIPA
• A story of human sacrifice that has a dissonant music and unfamiliar movements.


  The rite of spring
• He was regarded to be the “Greatest Innovator of the Contemporary “plotless” ballet.

  GEORGE BALANCHINE
• CLASSICAL BALLET is known for its exactness of technique that highlights pointed toes and turnouts, high extensions, and gracefulness. It also uses traditional mime that utilizes gestures for conversation instead of words.
• CONTEMPORARY BALLET Mainly uses ballet steps and more natural movement to convey meaning. It incorporates elements of both classical ballet and modern dance that allow a greater range of movement that does not support the strict body lines that are traditional in any of the classical ballet techniques.
• In year 1927, Luva Adameit came to the Philippines and started a ballet school.
• year 1915, a distinguished ballet dancer Paul Ninjinsky performed classical ballet at the Manila Hotel Roof Garden.
• The first ballet company in the Philippines is the Cultural Center of the Philippines Dance Company (now Ballet Philippines).
• Alice Reyes founded the CCP, Ballet Philippines, and is widely recognized today as a cornerstone of Filipino cultural identity.
• COMPOSITION OF A BALLET CLASS

  • Warm-up
  • Barre exercises
  • Center work exercises
  • Corner drills
• limbering and stretching exercises that warm up and gently stretch the muscles before trying the difficult moves.

  Warm-up
• The students hold on to the barre to help maintain the balance and correct placement of the body.

  Barre exercises
• After the barre exercise, the students move to the center of the room to do more stretching and relaxing exercises to loosen the back and the muscles in other parts of the body that have worked hard in the previous exercise.

  Center work exercises
• Consists of a sequence of steps combining big jumps leaps and turns over large areas and puts the demands on the body's strength, endurance, and control. These exercises are done moving across the dance floor or rehearsal area.

  Corner drills