The origins of ballet - Jennifer Tortorello and Adrienne Westwood
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Date: 2020-08-22
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Brynn
I've been a dancer almost my entire life, and I always forget that these kinds of things (ballet originating as a form of courtly etiquette, the whole thing with Louis XIV) aren't common knowledge to some people. In most ballet classes, you're taught tons of history about where ballet came from and how it became the way it is today. Another fun fact that wasn't mentioned in this video: there is no particular 'right' technique for certain movements, since there are six main methods of how it is taught -the French method, the Vaganova method (Russian, the Cecchetti method (Italian, the Bournonville method (Danish, the Royal Academy of Dance method (English, and the Balanchine method (American. All of these methods have pretty distinct styles, and they put emphasis on different aspects of dance, such as graceful lines, or strength and endurance. If your ballet training was anything like mine, you probably were most often taught using varying techniques pulled from the French, Vaganova, and Cecchetti methods.
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I've been a dancer almost my entire life, and I always forget that these kinds of things (ballet originating as a form of courtly etiquette, the whole thing with Louis XIV) aren't common knowledge to some people. In most ballet classes, you're taught tons of history about where ballet came from and how it became the way it is today. Another fun fact that wasn't mentioned in this video: there is no particular 'right' technique for certain movements, since there are six main methods of how it is taught -the French method, the Vaganova method (Russian, the Cecchetti method (Italian, the Bournonville method (Danish, the Royal Academy of Dance method (English, and the Balanchine method (American. All of these methods have pretty distinct styles, and they put emphasis on different aspects of dance, such as graceful lines, or strength and endurance. If your ballet training was anything like mine, you probably were most often taught using varying techniques pulled from the French, Vaganova, and Cecchetti methods.
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Cathryn
A truly informative video: Thank you! And kudos to you for crediting Catherine de' Medici as the original patron of ballet. Catherine brought chefs, lace makers, embroiderers, musicians, dancers, acrobats, artists, etc. etc. with her when she married the future Henri II of France. So much of French culture evolved from her followers.
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A truly informative video: Thank you! And kudos to you for crediting Catherine de' Medici as the original patron of ballet. Catherine brought chefs, lace makers, embroiderers, musicians, dancers, acrobats, artists, etc. etc. with her when she married the future Henri II of France. So much of French culture evolved from her followers.
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your
i started shaking at the survived the democratic revolutions and reforms. if it didn't, my life would be completely different. I started doing ballet at almost 4yo and I can't imagine my life without
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i started shaking at the survived the democratic revolutions and reforms. if it didn't, my life would be completely different. I started doing ballet at almost 4yo and I can't imagine my life without
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Sadie
Just letting you know that you are wrong with your history. Louis the 14th started Ballet in the 16th century dome for entertainment and the first ballet studio was in Italy. so YOUR WRONG!
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Just letting you know that you are wrong with your history. Louis the 14th started Ballet in the 16th century dome for entertainment and the first ballet studio was in Italy. so YOUR WRONG!
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Sissi
i think Louis XIV of France founded the paris opera ballet not the royal academy of dance (the one in London. Go search it up on google or be specific of which RAD Ted Ed.
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i think Louis XIV of France founded the paris opera ballet not the royal academy of dance (the one in London. Go search it up on google or be specific of which RAD Ted Ed.
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Danielle
Why go to a theater when you can be onstage? The only reason I'd go to see a ballet would be to compare choreography for variations or to observe professional technique
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Why go to a theater when you can be onstage? The only reason I'd go to see a ballet would be to compare choreography for variations or to observe professional technique
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Sky
We also have choreographers who break the boundaries of ballet such as Martha Graham and Twyla Tharp, by creating modern and contemporary ballets.
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We also have choreographers who break the boundaries of ballet such as Martha Graham and Twyla Tharp, by creating modern and contemporary ballets.
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