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The origins of ballet begin in the Italian royal courts during the Renaissance <\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1559","headline":"Ballet in France","text":"

Catherine d\u00e9 Medici brings ballet masters from Italy to France<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1581","headline":""Ballet Comique de la Reine" choreographed by Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx","text":"

\"Ballet Comique de la Reine,\" translating to \"The Dramatic Ballet of the Queen,\" is regarded as the first recorded court ballet. <\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1653","headline":"\u201cThe Sun King\u201d","text":"

King Louis XIV performs his most rememberable solo as Apollo \u201cthe Sun God\u201d in \u201cLe Ballet de la Nuit,\u201d translated to \u201cThe Ballet of the Night\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1661","headline":"Ballet Codified","text":"

Pierre Beauchamp creates the five positions of the feet <\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1661","headline":"Acad\u00e9mie Royale de la Danse","text":"

King Louis XIV established a ballet school to professionalize ballet directed by Pierre Beauchamps<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1672","headline":"L\u2019 Acad\u00e9mie Royale de Musique et Danse","text":"

L\u2019 Acad\u00e9mie Royale de Musique et Danse L\u2019Acad\u00e9mie Royale de Danse and l\u2019 Acad\u00e9mie de Musique merged to become L\u2019 Acad\u00e9mie Royale de Musique et Danse, now called the Paris Opera<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1681","headline":"Women in Ballet","text":"

With the demand for technically trained dancers, women were permitted to perform in professional ballets. Mademoiselle De Lafontaine becomes the first known female professional ballet dancer<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"credit":"baldwinn, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons","thumbnail":{"path":"images\/thumbnail-62c5e9585ec90.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1804,"height":2519},"media":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y1VS3tiwyxk"},"startDate":"1700","headline":"\u201cThe Art of Dancing\u201d by Raoul Auger Feuillet","text":"

\u201cThe Art of Dancing\u201d was published as a collection of notated dances spreading ballet to the greater masses<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1713","headline":"Proscenium Theaters","text":"

Shortly before King Louis XIV's passing, ballet transitioned from being performed in royal courts to theaters expanding the visibility of the art form<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1733","headline":"Costume Changes","text":"

Simple, less restricted costumes became favored to showcase technical virtuosity and expressive movements<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1738","headline":"St. Petersburg Ballet School Founded","text":"

Established in Russia by Peter the Great to westernize Russia<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1760","headline":""Letters on Dancing and Ballets" written by Jean Georges Noverre","text":"

Noverre's ideas resulted in ballet d'action<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1820","headline":"\u201cAn Elementary Treatise Upon the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing\u201d written by Carlo Blasis","text":"

Blasis shares his methods on classical-ballet codified techniques, such as \u201cspotting\u201d to achieve multiple turns without dizziness<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XYKCMqPSe3E"},"startDate":"1832","headline":"\u201cLa Sylphide\u201d choreographed by Filippo Taglioni","text":"

Considered the first Romantic ballet<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1832","headline":"En Pointe","text":"

\"La Sylphide,\u201d choreographed by Filippo Taglioni, was the first time a ballet incorporated pointe work onstage. Marie Taglioni is considered the first dancer to go en pointe.<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1862","headline":"Imperial Ballet","text":"

Marius Petipa became the ballet master for the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia; now called the Kirov Ballet<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7e1cw_0_k3Y"},"startDate":"1890","headline":"\u201cThe Sleeping Beauty\u201d choreographed by Marius Petipa","text":"

Petipa choreographed this Classical ballet piece for the Maryinsky Ballet<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1898","headline":"\u201cSwan Lake\u201d choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov","text":"

Petipa and Ivanov collaborated and created the \u201cwhite acts\u201d of the ballet, choreographing one of the most recognized acts, \u201cDance of the Little Swans\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1909","headline":"Ballet Russes","text":"

Sergei Diaghilev established The Ballet Russes, an avant-garde Russian ballet company in Paris, to revitalize ballet by introducing a modernized perspective<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1byXMwDVQ-c"},"startDate":"1909","headline":"\u201cLes Sylphides\u201d choreographed by Michel Fokine","text":"

The premiere dance of the Ballet Russes<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d6d8wacBjPQ"},"startDate":"1913","headline":"\u201cRite of Spring\u201d choreographed by Vaslav Nijinksy","text":""},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Chq1Ty0nyE"},"startDate":"1917","headline":"\u201cParade\u201d choreographed by L\u00e9onide Massine","text":""},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1923","headline":"\u201cLes Noces\u201d choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska","text":""},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1929","headline":"End of Ballet Russes","text":"

Sergei Diaghilev passes away, and the Ballet Russes dissolved. Two other companies emerged in its wake, the Original Ballet Russes and Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1933","headline":"Ballet in the United States","text":"

George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein establish the School of American Ballet<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1939","headline":"The American Ballet Theatre (ABT)","text":"

The American Ballet Theatre was established in New York City under the direction of Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1948","headline":"New York City Ballet","text":"

Balanchine and Kirstein establish the New York City Ballet, formally known as the School of American Ballet, featuring Balanchine\u2019s neoclassical choreography<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1956","headline":"Joffrey Ballet","text":"

Robert Joffrey establishes the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1969","headline":"Dance Theatre of Harlem","text":"

Arthur Mitchell founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem, a predominately African American ballet company<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"2006","headline":"ABT Receives Honorable Title","text":"

The United States Congress declares the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as The American National Ballet Company<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"2015","headline":"ABT First African-American Principle Dancer","text":"

Misty Copeland becomes the first African American female principle dancer with American Ballet Theatre<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1682","headline":"Palace of Versailles","text":"

King Louis XIV's French court moved to the Palace of Versailles, where they were closely watched and expected to participate in daily dance classes<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"1994","headline":"Complexions Ballet","text":"

Complexions was founded by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"headline":"Alonzo King LINES Ballet","startDate":"1982","text":"

Alonzo King LINES Ballet was founded by Alonzo King and is based in San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"headline":"BalletX","startDate":"2005","text":"

BalletX was founded by Chrisine Cox and Matthew Neenan and is loacted in Philadelphia<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iLJL6gIc-q8"},"startDate":"1841","headline":""Giselle" choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot","text":""},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_-OBOuBRJwk"},"headline":""Copp\u00e9lia" choreographed by Arthur St L\u00e9on","startDate":"1870","text":""},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XfmSv0z205s"},"startDate":"1895","headline":""Swan Lake" choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov","text":""},{"asset":{},"headline":"NYCB First Native American (Osage) Ballet Dancer","text":"

Maria Tallchief is the first Native American to dance with New York City Ballet<\/p>\n","startDate":"1946"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DSOsjLYaA88"},"headline":""Jewels" choreographed by George Balanchine","startDate":"1967","text":""},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZqbxVjF1jwM"},"headline":""Rodeo" choreographed by Agnes de Mille","startDate":"1942","text":""},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p7HnCabpzeQ"},"startDate":"1984","text":"","headline":""Creole Giselle" choreographed by Arthur Mitchell"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sAF9JRr9eqk"},"headline":""Fancy Free" choreographed by Jerome Robbins","startDate":"1944","text":""}],"language":"en","headline":"Ballet Timeline","text":"","era":[{"text":"","startDate":"1400","endDate":"1600","headline":"RENAISSANCE"},{"headline":"AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT","startDate":"1650","endDate":"1800","text":""},{"headline":"ROMANTIC BALLETS","startDate":"1820","endDate":"1870","text":""},{"startDate":"1870","headline":"CLASSICAL BALLETS","endDate":"1900","text":""},{"headline":"MODERNIST BALLETS","startDate":"1900","endDate":"1930","text":""},{"headline":"NEOCLASSICAL BALLETS","startDate":"1940","endDate":"1970","text":""},{"headline":"CONTEMPORARY BALLETS","startDate":"1970","text":""}]}}

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