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In the 1500s, during the Italian Renaissance, aristocratic amateurs came up with the idea of performing court ballets in front of the audience.
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Professional dancers started performing ballet and practiced developing different techniques and styles in their dance moves.
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Famous dancers like Alexandre Benois, Leon Bakst, and Sergei Diaghilev started Russian Ballets. These dancers started to change the ancient form of ballet and turn it into contemporary ballet.
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George Balanchine, the founder of Contemporary ballet, brought Contemporary Ballet into the United States. He was also the co-founder of the New York City ballet which made Contemporary Ballet famous is the U.S.
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Pina Bausch started advancing the choreography of contemporary dance by giving characters to the dancers and telling a story through movement.
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Suzi Taylor, along with other dancers, developed a fusion of ballet, jazz and Contemporary dance techniques.
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Present Day, Contemporary dance became more advanced and creative. Dancers have taken Contemporary dancing to a whole new level over the last six decades.
