Ballet

History of Ballet

By PearlJam10
  • A professional organization for dancing masters was established.

    A professional organization for dancing masters was established.

    Louis XIV established the Acad‚mie Royale de Danse, a professional organization for dancing masters.

  • The first time women perform professionally in a theater.

    In 1681, female dancers performed professionally for the first time in a ballet called Le Triomphe de l'Amour.
  • French dancers Marie Camargo and Marie Salle break costum costums.

    French dancers Marie Camargo and Marie Salle break costum costums.

    Marie Camargo shortened her skirt and adopted heeless slippers. Marie Salle wore Greek robes instead of a corset.

  • Carlos Blasis recorded the dance technique of the early 19th century

    The Italian choreographer Carlos Blasis recorded the dance technique of the early 19th century in his Code of Terpsichore. He also invented the attitude.

  • The ballet La Sylphide introduced the romantic ballet period.

  • The Ballets Russes opened in Paris and gained immediate success.

  • Modern dance began to develop

    Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, modern dance began to develop and many American and German dancers started breaking away from traditional ballet.

  • Two American ballet companies were founded in New Your City

    American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet were founded in New Yok City in the 1940s.

  • Jerome Robbins created Fancy Free

    In 1944, Jerome Robbins created Fancy Free, a ballet based on another popular dance style: Jazz

  • Ballet started to become more popular

    Starting from the mid-1960s, ballet started to become more popular and even influence younger audiences.