BALLET

INTRODUCTION

Ballet
• Italian word “ballare” means “ to dance” and “
ballo “ referring to dances performed in ballroom.

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1. Haskel ( 1965 )
- Combination of arts of dancing, poetry, music,
and painting.

- Essential quality in grace that is phrasing,

fluidity and harmony.

2. Burian ( 1963 )
- Unique form
- Artistic, programmatic, scenic dance
accompanied by music
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BRIEF HISTORY
 It began on 15th century during
the Renaissance period in Italy.
 It started as performance by the
male servants of the royal court.
 French King, Henry I witnessed
one of the dinner valley
 Henry II , successor of the
throne

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 Married Catherine de Medici
 De Medici’s reign as a queen
that marked the staging of ballet
 At first, the dancers wore
masks, layers upon layers of
brocaded costuming,
pantaloons, large headdresses,
and ornaments

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 during the reign of Louis XIV, the king himself performed many of
the popular dances of the time.
 Professional dancers were hired to perform at court functions after
King Louis and fellow noblemen had stopped dancing.
 By 1850 Russia had become a leading creative center of the dance
world, and as ballet continued to evolve, certain new looks and
theatrical illusions caught on and became quite fashionable.

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 Serge Diaghilev brought together some of
that country's most talented dancers,
choreographers, composers, singers, and
designers to form a group called the Ballet
Russes.
 George Balanchine is one of the best
known artists who firmly established ballet
in America by founding the New York City
Ballet.

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 Ballet today has become multifaceted and
several of its forms are linked together to
create what is known as modern ballet.
 Although ballet began in Italy , it was
French who substantiatlly widened its
popularity.

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 CLASSICAL VS.
CONTEMPORARY
BALLET
 CLASSICAL BALLET

✣ EXACTNESS OF TECHNIQUE
- Highlights pointed toes and turnouts

✣ USES TRADITIONAL MIMES

- Utilizes gesture as conversation instead
of words

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 CONTEMPORARY BALLET

 Mainly use ballet steps and

natural movement
 Both classical ballet and modern
dance
 Greater range of movement

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CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY
BALLET BALLET
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 PHILIPPINE BALLET
• In 1915 , Paul Nijinsky
performed classical ballet
in manila hotel roof
garden.
• In 1927, Luva Adameit
came to the Philippines
and started a ballet
school.
• Ballet education became
widespread in the
country.
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• This dance form has been
used to interpret stories of all
kinds.
• It does so by allowing the
characters to come alive, not in
spoken dialogue but in body
movements or pantomime.
• Creative steps, arm gestures,
facial expressions, and body
movements are the dancers’
ways to express the meaning of
the story being revealed.
Tatlong kwento ni Lola Basyang

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 Composition of Ballet class

Warm up Barre exercise Center work exercise Corner drills (grand

allegro)
Limbering and The students hold on to The students move to
stretching excercises a barre to help the center of the room Consist of sequence
that warm and gently maintain balance and to do more stretching of steps combining
stretch the muscles correct placement of to loosen the muscles big jumps, leaps, and
before trying the the body. which have worked turns.
difficult moves.. hard in the previous
excercise.

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Basic dance position in ballet

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 Basic exercise performed in the barre

Ballet Dance step Descriptions Performance tips

Plié To bend or fold the knees Grand-Plié- Bend deeper

and let the heels come off
Basis of all balletic the ground. Push the
movement heels back to the ground
while coming up.
Straighten the knees and
stand tall.

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Relevé To lift or rise. This is rising up the
body onto the balls of one or
both feet, either as a smooth
continuous movement or with a
little spring.
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Demi-Plié – Start in turned
out feet position. Bend knees
and turn them out to the side
and keeping the heel’s in
contact with the ground.
Straighten the knees and
stand tall.
All releves begin with a demi-plie
in order to push up from the floor.
Straighten the knees, and lift the
heels at the same time keeping
the toes on the floor
Developpes (dev Means “unfold”. This exercise helps with the slow Lift the foot from fifth position to
low pey) work (adage) and balance. It should be slow and touch the ankle. Raise the foot to
controlled and may need a lot of practice. the knee in retire keeping the hip
level and not lifting with the leg.
The movement is similar to unfolding and closing
of the arms and legs together.This is also the
preparation for attitude and arabesque.

Battement Tendu It means “stretched beating.” From the starting position, the
(bat ma than working leg and foot slide from
dew) the full-foot position along the
floor to a pointed-foot position on
the floor. The pointed for
reverses its path to full-foot
position in the ending position.

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Battement In French, It means “disengaged” From the beginning position, the
Degage (bat ma working leg is full-foot position
deh ga zheh) and stretches along the floor to a
pointed off the floor. On the
return. The working foot points
on the floor and continues sliding
back into the beginning position.

Grand Battement It is a big kick. In French , it means “large From the starting Position, brush
(grawn baht beating”. This is designed to loosen the hips and the working leg off the floor to a
mahn) hamstrings by throwing the leg as high as straight pointed position in the
possible into the air. air. On the return, lower the
working leg to a point. Tendu
before sliding back into the
beginning position

Battements are done to the front,

the side, and the back and with
both legs alternately to develop
an equal ability on either side of
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the body
 Basic Ballet movements

Positions of the Feet

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 Basic Ballet movements

Positions of the Feet

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 Basic Ballet movements

Positions of the Arm

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 Basic Ballet movements

Positions of the Arm

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 Basic Ballet movements

Positions of the Arm

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 Basic Ballet movements

Plie (plee-ay)
 to bend
 Keeping both feet flat on the floor at all times, bend your
knees
Releve (ruh-leh-vay’)
✣ to rise
✣ Start with the feet together, keep the knees straight and
lift the heels high enough so all of your body weight is on
the balls of the feet – NOT28the tips of your toes
 Basic Ballet movements

✣ Repeat this on one foot.

Saute (soh-tay)
✣ to jump
✣ This sort of jump is performed “two feet to two feet.”
✣ Begin in a plie (as described above)
✣ Using your feet the same way you did to perform
releve, propel yourself into the air
✣ Be sure to straighten and extend your legs in the air, but
land in plie to cushion your29 knees
Basic Ballet movements

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