Ballet
Marina Montes 3ºA.
Ballet Marina Montes 3A. INDEX. - Its origin-history. - The first - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ballet Marina Montes 3A. INDEX. - Its origin-history. - The first coodification. - What is it? - Clothes (men and women) - Basic positions. - Basic steps. INDEX PART II. - Boys in ballet. - Pratices. - Requirements. - Composers & works. -
Marina Montes 3ºA.
INDEX.
INDEX PART II.
The word ballet comes from French and means dance. It appeared in the 17th century. They sang, danced and recited, just to entretain the nobleman.
AT FIRST IT WAS FORBBIDEN FOR WOMAN TO DANCE, SO MAN DID ALL THE ROLES.
Later, women started to dance too.
This was the first codification
(1820)
Ballet is an important form of art in motion, having great skill and beauty in its interpretation. It is the origin of all the dances. It also includes mime, music and decoration.
FOR TRAINING (girls):
Tights. Mallot. Leg warmer.
Half pointed shoes. Pointed shoes.
A bun
A short t-shirt.
FOR TRAINING (boys):
Tights. Fit t-shirt. Black half-pointed shoes.
Pas de bourré.
Grand jeté
Men play a very important role. Their pirouettes and turns in the air makes the armony in the aire. There are some jumps women can’t do.
BOYS IN BALLET
PRACTICES
Their practice (in men and women) is the same. Except the part of the pointed shoes. Men never take a pointed shoe class. And guys could start dancing some years after girls.
REQUIREMENTS
They're physical as well as artistic. The most important are: discipline, flexibility, constancy, a good fitness, train the ears for music, coordination, balance, elegance, capacity of expression and mime.
COMPOSERS AND WORKS.
Nutcracker)
DANCERS
Anna Pavlova. (1881). Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948). Rudolph Nureyev (1958). Margot Fonteyn (1919). Alicia Alonso (1920). Julio Bocca (1967).
At last, my experience.
Videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OPDQ9JOfAQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeo-s7Sfiqc (music) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4u94ValkA0 1:22