Ballet originated in Italy, and the word "Ballet" comes from the Italian word "ballet" and the ancient Latin word "Ballo", and is finally determined by the French word "ballet", which is still in use today.
Ballet was born out of 14 and 15 century (that is, Renaissance) Italian aristocrats' theatrical performances. At that time, the nobles watched a magnificent dance called "Bali" or "Baleti" in the court, which was the embryonic form of ballet. At first, the nobles danced purely for entertainment. After hundreds of years of development, ballet technology has become increasingly perfect and has become the most essence and perfect dance performance form in today's society.
2. French ballet-the first peak of ballet art development.
/kloc-At the end of 0/5, ballet was introduced to France from Italy, which ushered in the first peak of ballet development.
From 65438 to the 6th century, ballet became an important part of French court life. 158 1 The Queen's Comedy Ballet, which was performed at the wedding of the sister of Queen Louise of France, was the first large-scale ballet in history. 16 1 year, King Louis XIV of France, who loved ballet since childhood, ordered the establishment of the first dance school in the history of ballet, the Royal Dance Academy, and began to standardize the research and arrangement of dance training. The foot position and hand position of ballet were determined at that time, which is why French is still a common ballet term in the world today.
/kloc-In the second half of the 7th century, ballet began to go out of the palace and step onto the stage, becoming a theater art, and the development of ballet entered a new era. 168 1 year, in Lu Rui's Victory of Love, a ballet dancer made her debut, and Jane Fontaine, who played the heroine, became the first ballet dancer in history. Previously, the heroine of ballet was played by an actor.
/kloc-the European romantic trend of thought in the 0 ~ (th) century had a far-reaching influence on ballet art, and ballet has undergone fundamental changes in content and form. On March 1832 and 12, Italian star Marie Tarioni premiered the ballet Fairy at the Paris Opera House. For the first time, she put on a long white tulle dress and danced on tiptoe, which created the history of a ballerina dancing on tiptoe and turned a new page in ballet. Mary Tarioni is known as "the ballet fairy who never touches the ground".
On June 28th, 184 1, the classical ballet "Giselle" with the reputation of "white ballet" was staged in Paris. The birth of Giselle marked the peak of the development of French ballet.