Balletballet•Balletisaneliteformofdancingthatrequiresmuchfootmusclemovement,andsuspensiononthetoes.•Thereisnosingingdoneinatypicalballet;danceisperformedpurelytoanorchestral(管弦乐队)accompaniment.storyandplotareconveyedthroughadancer’sactionsandfacialexpressions,alongwithorchestralcoloring.•BalletfirstappearedinItaly,attheurgingoftheMedicifamily,•ThenitwasfurtherdevelopedinFrance,England,Russiaasaconcertdanceform.•LouisXIVisknownasthepatronofballet,becauseunderhisreignastheSunKing,heallowedballettoflourishinVersailles.Infact,hewasthefirsttoofferballetinstructionandsolidifythestepsofthedancetoadegree.Ballet’stheme•EarlyballetsinFrancewereknownas“romanticballets.”Thisisbecauseoftheirsubjectmatter.Often,mythologicalstorieswerethethemeoftheseshows.•Plotswerestereotypical,usuallyincludingaprinceandoneormoremaidensindistress.•Ballerinaswerespiritsorangelicbeings,andforthisreasontheyroseontheirfeetforanethereal(天上的,轻的)effect.•Thisiswhyballetalternatesbetweenaflat-footedpositionandanelevatedpositionwiththecalves(小腿)extended.tutus芭蕾短舞裙Balletslipper芭蕾舞鞋•Ballethasbeentaughtinballetschoolaroundtheworld,whichusetheirownculturesandsocietiestoinformtheart.•Balletdanceworksarechoreographedandperformedbytrainedartists,includemime(哑剧)andacting,andaresettomusic(usuallyorchestralbutoccasionallyvocal)Famousballet1《SwanLake》2《Sleepingbeauty》3《TheNutcracker》TheSleepingbeauty