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Ballet is a very wonderful mixture of a number of arts: Dancing, Music, Drama, Poetry and Painting. When these are combined and presented on the stage, you have the art of ballet. It is a highly disciplined stage art, based on a centuries-old tradition of movement. Ballet fulfills the natural need to move to music. Develops a sense of movement, rhythm & appreciation of music. Ballet helps to co-ordinate mind and body. It helps to improve poor posture and improve poise. It improves body control and balance. Ballet is a confidence builder and promotes self-discipline. It teaches discipline of body and emotions. Ballet is an introduction to other art forms, eg. music, art, design, drama. Ballet: An art performed by individuals or groups of human beings, in which the human body is the instrument and movement is the medium. Dance is commonly performed to music or other rhythmic accompaniment. Dance has as a primary purpose the expression of inner feelings and emotions, although it is often performed for social, ritual, entertainment or other purposes.
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The roots of classical ballet go back 500 years. Ballet began in the courts of Italian nobleman and soon spread to the French courts. Performers danced, sang and recited poetry to entertain guests at celebrations. The first real ballet, where music, acting and dancing were combined in one performance was called "Ballet Comique de la Reine" (The Queen's Ballet Entertainment). This ballet production was produced by Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx, an Italian violinist and dancing master who had changed his name after coming to France. This ballet was presented on October 15, 1581, before nine to ten thousand people. Through this Ballet, the French court became famous throughout Europe as the center for the development of ballet. Louis XIV of France (the Sun King of France) Founded the first ballet school, called the Royal Academy of Dancing (1672). A ballet master at the Academy, Beauchamps, established five positions of the feet. These are still the basis of all ballet steps. It was also in those years that the turn-out of the legs became essential and the dance terminology in use in the French Academy became the language of ballet. Women were not allowed on the stage until 1681. Men played the female parts, disguising themselves in wigs and masks. Ballet costumes of those days were heavy and bulky and hampered movement. In the 1730's a famous female dancer, called Marie Camargo, (who excelled in quick dances) daringly shortened her skirt so that her feet and ankles could be seen. The years 1830 to 1860 is known in ballet as the Romantic Period. During this period, the style of the ballets changed to being more poetic, full of feeling and warmth. The themes were mostly about fairy-like or supernatural characters in far-away lands. Female dancers became more important than male dancers. Costumes changed to bell shaped skirts made of white Tarlatan, called Romantic tutus. Shoes no longer had heels. The technique and style of dancing became much lighter with high, light jumps. There are three elements which make it possible for you to move more gracefully. Posture : how you stand and how you balance your weight against gravity. Placement : the posture while moving, pulling yourself as tall as possible and aligningyo ur body correctly against gravity. Turned Out : the turning or rotating the legs outward from the hip, a familiar characteristic of classical ballet. The thighs are used to rotate the legs outward from the hip joints. The feet are turned out because the legs have turned out. If correctly done, the feet never turn further than the legs have turned. If one does not have to work quite so hard, one’s muscles can dance longer without tiring when one’s body is correctly placed. translation and selection:oRositza Petrova
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Anastas Petrov The founder of Bulgarian ballet was born on September 1, 1899 in the town of Dobrich. . At 23 he enrolled the Russian classical ballet school of E. P. Eduardova in Berlin. While there, in 1923-1925 he also studied the German plastic ballet school.In 1927 he settled as a ballet soloist of the National Opera in Sofia, Bulgaria. The birth date of professional ballet in Bulgaria is considered to be February 22, 1928, when he put on stage Delib’s Copellia.Later Anastas Petrov founded his own ballet school which became a basis for the development of this art form in Bulgaria. Over more than 40 years his supreme artistic and teaching skills formed the overall looks of Bulgarian ballet. He choreographed ballet performances, concerts and dances in more than 100 operas. He tried to converge classical ballet with the specifics of Bulgarian national folklore and dance. After taking additional classes in Moscow he produced "Swan Lake" – still the best Bulgarian ballet ever. It reveals his exceptional gift for choreography. He was later awarded the Herder Award of the Vienna University for contribution to the dance culture of Europe. For many years Dobrich held the Anastas Petrov Competition for Young Ballet Dancers. After years of nonexistence the competition was restored in Sofia. Dobrich has been a proud host of its Gala Performance since 2004. Anastas Petrov died on December 26, 1978, in Sofia.
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