Ballet

2- Where is the Bolshoi Theater?

A) Italy

B) England

C)Russia

3- What's the name of this step?

A) Plié

B) Arabesque

C) Éleve

4- Where the Ballet came from?

A) Russia

B) Italy

C) France

5- Classical Ballet is the development of...

A) ... street dance

B) ... primitive dance

C) ... pop dance

6- The first Ballet regitered happened in...

A) 2000

B) 1489

C)1200

7- Bolshoi Theat was designed by Joseph Bové to...

A) ... house opera and ballet performances

B) ... poetry shows and mime

C) ... ballet performances

8- The history of Ballet began...

A) ... 100 years ago

B) ... 800 years ago

C) ... 500 years ago

9- Where is the School of Ballet Bolshoi Theater in Brasil?

A)São Paulo

B) Rio de Janeiro

C)Santa Catarina

10- The term Ballet derives from....

A) ... Italian

B) ... French

C) ... Russian

The history of Ballet...

Ballet (balletto in Italian, in French ballet), is the name given to a style of dance and performance

The term derives from the Italian ballare which means dance.

Ballet in France

When Catherine de Medici Italian married with King Henry II and became Queen of France, introduced this type of show at the French court, with great success.

My History With Ballet

Classical ballet is the development and the transformation of primitive dance. The history of ballet began 500 years ago in Italy.

At that time the Italian nobles amused their visitors with poetry shows, music, mime and dance.

These entertainment presented by courtiers were famous for their rich costumes and scenery often

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The ballet has become a regular at the French court, combining dance with music, songs and poetry and reaches the height of popularity almost 100 years later

With the development of dance technique and professional shows, was necessary found an expressive form to ballet, that is, give a meaning to the dance moves.

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After France, the Ballet also went to Russia where obtained enough percussion.

designed by famous artist like Leonardo da Vinci. The first ballet registered happened in 1489, commemorating the Duke of Milan's marriage to Isabella of Argon.

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Some Steps

Ballet Bolshoi

In Brazil opened a School of the Bolshoi Theatre in Joinville, Santa Catarina, with the proposal to form citizens artists, promoting and spreading the art education. This school wants to work in the same social ideals which gave rise to Moscow Choreographic School in 1773, providing cultural development for children of poorest layer of our society.

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Bolshoi Theater

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Extra Activity

Dynamic

• Located in Moscow (Russia) is considered cultural heritage. It was designed by architect Joseph Bové to house opera and ballet performances.
• It is headquarters of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, or simply Bolshoi Ballet, very famous for its excellence.

• Dynamic rules:

1- What's the name of this step?

A) Arabesque

B) Plié

C) Éleve

• In order, each student will take a picture of a ballet step from the envelope

• With the knowledge gained after the presentation, the student will try to guess the questions behind paper

• If the student hit, he win a goody

• If the student misses the answer, should do the step.

Ballet