ballet
thumb|Classical bell tutus in ''The Ballet Class (Degas, Musée d'Orsay)|The Ballet Class'' by Degas, 1874
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27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Styles
- Classical ballet
- Romantic ballet
- Neoclassical ballet
- Contemporary ballet
- Technical methods of ballet instruction
- French method
- Vaganova method
- Cecchetti method
- Bournonville method
- The Royal Academy of Dance method (RAD)
- Balanchine method
- Costumes
- Renaissance and Baroque
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Ballet as a career
- Health effects
- Criticism
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Classical bell tutus in ''The Ballet Class (Degas, Musée d'Orsay)|The Ballet Class by Degas, 1874
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational techniques which are used in many other dance genres and cultures. Various schools around the world have incorporated their own cultures. As a result, ballet has evolved in distinct ways.