Engraving of the first scene of the Ballet Comique de la Reine, 1581.
A timeline of the history of ballet:
- 14th century
- 15th century
- 16th century
- 17th century
- French ballet
- Comédie-ballet
- 18th century
- Baroque dance
- Opéra-ballet
- Ballet d'action
- 19th century
- Classical ballet
- Azerbaijani
- British
- French
- Italian
- Russian
- Pre-romantic ballet
- Romantic ballet
- 20th century
- Modern ballet
- Neoclassical ballet
- Postmodern dance
- Concert dance
- Contemporary ballet
- Post-structuralist ballet
See also
- Ballet
- List of ballets by title
Ballet |
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| General information | |
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| Terminology |
- Aplomb
- Arabesque
- Ballon
- Barre
- Battement
- Divertissement
- Entrée de ballet
- Grand pas
- Pas de deux
- Pas de quatre
- Pas de trois
- Pièce d'occasion
- Pointe
- Turnout
- Variation
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| Ballet by genre |
- Ballet d'action
- Ballet blanc
- Ballets de cour
- Chamber ballet
- Classical
- Comédie-ballet
- Contemporary
- Comic ballet
- Grotesque dance
- Narrative ballet
- Neoclassical
- Opéra-ballet
- Romantic ballet
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| Ballet by region |
- Azerbaijani
- British
- French
- Italian
- Russian
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| Technique | | Methods |
- Balanchine
- Bournonville
- Cecchetti
- RAD
- Vaganova
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- Pointe technique
- Positions (arms)
- Positions (feet)
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| Occupations and ranks |
Ballet dancer
Character dancers
Corps de ballet
Demi-soloist
Soloist
Principal dancer (Danseur Étoile, Danseur noble)
Prima ballerina assoluta
Ballet master (Répétiteur)
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| Ballet apparel |
- Ballet shoe
- Dance belt
- Leg warmer
- Leotard
- Pointe shoe
- Tights
- Tutu
- Unitard
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| Awards |
- Prix Benois de la Danse
- Prix de Lausanne
- Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards
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| Organisations | |
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| Publications |
- Ballet Review
- Dance and Dancers
- Dance International
- Pointe
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| Related articles |
- Ballet (documentary film)
- Ballet and fashion
- Choreography
- Royal Academy of Dance
- Western stereotype of the male ballet dancer
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- Lists
- Ballets
- Characters
- Companies
- Dancers
- Schools
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