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1200 BCE
Greek dance
is a very old tradition being referred to by authors such as Plato Aristotle,Plutarch and Lucian . there 10000 different kinds of traditional dances that come all region in Greece . Greek dancing brings the community together at key point of the year Easter,the grape harvest or patronal festivals. -
Jan 31, 1515
Courant
Running and gliding dance steps -
Jan 1, 1530
Galliard
Lively dance with leaps and kicks -
Jan 31, 1556
Volta
Partnering and lifts -
Oct 15, 1581
Comique de la Raine
The most important attempt to create choreography -
Pavane
A ceremonial dance -
Baroque
Theater and Opera -
Minuet
Small step becoming increasingly etiquette -
italian influences
promoted Italian influences in the French spectacle. The ballet master he imported from Italy was Giovanni Baptista Lulli, who was rechristened Jean Baptiste Lully for work in France. Lully became one of the king's favorite dancers and rivaled the king as the best dancer in France .http://www.the-ballet.com/louisxiv.php -
established
Louis established the Académie Royale de Danse in a room of the Louvre -
Royal de musique
known as classical ballet center it arose in Paris opera has remained integral and important part of the company -
Pierre Beachamp
he was a man who was a french choreographer he teached dance to many people but one very important person was louis XIV. He also delt with the codification of the feet he was a ballet master. -
type of dance from King Louis
The ballets that young King Louis performed in were very different from ballets performed today. The form of entertainment was actually called ballets d’entrées. This refers to the small divisions, or “entries,” that the ballets were broken up into. For example, Le Ballet de la Nuit, comprised over forty of such entries, which were divided into four vigils or parts. The whole spectacle lasted 12 hours. -
Salsa
the movements of salsa orginated from cha-cha-cha and mambo and other dance forms -
mademoiselle de lafontaine
was French prima ballerina in the paris opera 1655