A dance of beauty and strength

Ballet is hundreds of years old and continues to evolve today.

Ballet began as entertainment for royalty in Europe. Today, this graceful style of dance is performed and admired around the globe. Ballet begins The word ballet comes from the Italian word “ballare,” which means “to dance.” Early ballet was performed for the upper class and involved small hops, curtsies, and gentle turns. In the 1500s, ballet spread from Italy to France with the help of Catherine de Medici, who was born in Italy and became queen of France. An enthusiastic supporter of the arts, she funded simple ballets as a form of entertainment in the French royal court. Moving to the stage King Louis XIV, who ruled France from 1643 to 1715, loved to dance. He moved ballet from a fun court entertainment with amateur dancers to the stage with…

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