On my website I would like to go into certain ballet terms and useful information about ballet in general and my ballet school in particular.
Contents:
—Story—
What is ballet?
How did ballet come about, when was ballet invented?
Timeline: Evolution of Ballet
—Terms—
What is Pointe Dance?
What is an arabesque?
What is an attitude?
What is passe?
What is a grand battement?
What is a port de bras?
What is a plie?
Splits in Ballet
About Ballet Shoes
What is a Ballet Tutu?
What is a leotard?
What are the Ballet Positions of the Feet?
What are the positions of the arms?
—People—
Famous people in ballet
Marie Taglioni
Tchaikovsky and his ballet music
Marius Petipa
What is the Cecchetti method?
What is the Vaganova method?
Differences between Cecchetti and Waganowa
What is the Balanchine Method?
Rudolf Nureyev
—Places—
The Moscow Bolshoi Academy
About the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg
About the New York City Ballet
—Miscellaneous—
Who can teach ballet?
Small ballet quiz
Would you like a ballet puzzle?