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300
Cheironomia
A Greek system of rhythmic body movements used to interpret poems. -
500
Pantomiming
A program where a solo performer portrayed all characters in a story. -
Jan 1, 600
Pyrrhic
Dance inspired by soldiers in battle. -
Mar 15, 1400
Origin of the word "ballet"
Ballet came from the Italian verb "ballare" meaning "to dance". Important to know the origins. -
Jan 1, 1500
The creation of the barre
Developed by dance masters to help their students practice advanced technique; started at a tightened rope or the back of a chair. -
Ballet In Porper Theatre
Helped professionalize ballet as an art. -
Increase in porffesional dancers
Signaled the expansion and difficulty of movement and helped professionalize ballet -
Academie Royal de Musique
Paris Operah Ballet; Founded by Lois XIV helped continue ballet and housed proffessionals -
Haute Ecole
My favorite dance innovation of the time, dancing with horses. -
Marie Salle
Student of Prevost, coreographed Pygmalion in London. -
Marie Camargo
Student of Prevost, retired with largest pension ever given to a dancer. -
Letters on Dancing and Ballet
Written by Jean Georges Noverre.