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thumb|Classical bell tutus in ''The Ballet Class (Degas, Musée d'Orsay)|The Ballet Class'' by Degas, 1874

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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
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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.