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Ballet is a theatrical dance in which a formal academic dance technique is combined with other artistic elements such as music, costume, and stage scenery.  It began as an elaborate aristocratic entertainment in Italy and France, where it was performed by noble amateurs (predominantly men) in the halls of grand estates and palaces. Combining dance, music and song, the earliest ballets were enactments of events from mythology, heavy on gods and heroes, and featuring wildly fantastical costumes and masks.

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Background imageBallet Collection: Prima Ballerina Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova

Prima Ballerina Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova
1924: Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era. (Photo by James Abbe/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBallet Collection: Beach Ballet

Beach Ballet
August 1955: A ballet dancer draws circles in the sand with the points of her toes. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8498 - Festival Ballet Dancer - unpub

Background imageBallet Collection: Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies
View of the marquee for the 1936 edition of the Ziegfeld Follies, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City. Comedians Fanny Brice and Bob Hope, dancer Josephine Baker, singer Judy Canova

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet Dancer

Ballet Dancer
24th December 1938: A dancer with Antony Tudors London Ballet looking into a wardrobe at Toynbee Hall in east London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 55 - Ballet In The East End - pub

Background imageBallet Collection: Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova

Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova
Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era, wearing a pleated dress without a corset for complete freedom of movement

Background imageBallet Collection: Two Dancers By a Pond at Night

Two Dancers By a Pond at Night

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet dancers on toe

Ballet dancers on toe
ballet, 85570017

Background imageBallet Collection: Female ballet dancer dancing in Lyon, France

Female ballet dancer dancing in Lyon, France
Young female ballet dancer dancing in the streets of the city of Lyon, France, with pointed shoes

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet Institute or the Drechsler Palace (Budapest)

Ballet Institute or the Drechsler Palace (Budapest)
Illustration of a Ballet Institute or the Drechsler Palace (Budapest)

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Ballerinas

Antique illustration: Ballerinas

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Pauline Duvernay

Antique illustration: Pauline Duvernay

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Mrs Honey as the fairy of the silver lake

Antique illustration: Mrs Honey as the fairy of the silver lake

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Madame Auriol as Columbine

Antique illustration: Madame Auriol as Columbine

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: J W Collier as Columbine

Antique illustration: J W Collier as Columbine

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Titania

Antique illustration: Titania

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Mrs Worrell as Columbine

Antique illustration: Mrs Worrell as Columbine

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Mrs Honey as Celestia

Antique illustration: Mrs Honey as Celestia

Background imageBallet Collection: Female dancer, illustration

Female dancer, illustration
Muscular system of a female dancer, computer illustration

Background imageBallet Collection: Backstage at the Opera

Backstage at the Opera
ballet, LS006818

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration of 18th century famous French dancer Mademoiselle Salle

Antique illustration of 18th century famous French dancer Mademoiselle Salle, performing on stage with a boy playing the flute next to her (original portrait by Lancret)

Background imageBallet Collection: Signing the Contract by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse - 19th Century

Signing the Contract by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse - 19th Century
Signing the Contract by Pierre-Gerard Carrier-Belleuse (circa 19th century). Vintage etching circa late 19th century

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Theatre play

Antique illustration: Theatre play

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Mademoiselle Theodore as Columbine

Antique illustration: Mademoiselle Theodore as Columbine

Background imageBallet Collection: Antique illustration: Miss P Horton as Water Nymph

Antique illustration: Miss P Horton as Water Nymph

Background imageBallet Collection: Digitally generated image of human representation dancing ballet

Digitally generated image of human representation dancing ballet
digitally generated image, human representation, dancing, motion, action, freedom, leap, anatomy, internal organ, human skeleton, human bone, free, escape, unleashed, reaching, striving, aspiration

Background imageBallet Collection: ballet, 96477161

ballet, 96477161
96477161

Background imageBallet Collection: Carmen the Ballerina, Victorian, 19th Century

Carmen the Ballerina, Victorian, 19th Century
Vintage illustration of Carmen the Ballerina, Victorian, 19th Century

Background imageBallet Collection: 1_T83194A-01

1_T83194A-01
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Background imageBallet Collection: ballet, 1328197235

ballet, 1328197235

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet dancer, illustration

Ballet dancer, illustration
Anatomy of a dancer, computer illustration. A man in a ballet pose with highlighted skeleton showing skeletal activity in ballet dancing

Background imageBallet Collection: Anatomy of a dancer, illustration

Anatomy of a dancer, illustration
Anatomy of a dancer, computer illustration. A human skeleton in a ballet pose showing skeletal activity in ballet dancing

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet Dancers

Ballet Dancers

Background imageBallet Collection: Victorian admirer bringing flowers to showgirl ballerina after the show 19th Century

Victorian admirer bringing flowers to showgirl ballerina after the show 19th Century
Vintage illustration of a victorian admirer bringing flowers to showgirl ballerina after the show 19th Century

Background imageBallet Collection: ballet, 1328200029

ballet, 1328200029

Background imageBallet Collection: ballet, 1328206858

ballet, 1328206858

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet Dancer

Ballet Dancer

Background imageBallet Collection: Three Ballerinas

Three Ballerinas

Background imageBallet Collection: ballet, 165759680

ballet, 165759680
165759680

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet pointe black and white

Ballet pointe black and white
Black and white picture of legs in pointe position

Background imageBallet Collection: On Point

On Point
Close-up of professional ballet dancer on pointe

Background imageBallet Collection: Hideaway Ballet Dancer

Hideaway Ballet Dancer
Black and white image of male ballet dancer posing

Background imageBallet Collection: Woman wearing tutu

Woman wearing tutu
authentic, authenticity, ballerina, ballet, black and white, close up, costume, dancer, fit, horizontal, midsection, one person, people, photography, real people, rear view, recreation

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet dancer dancing on stage ballet in ballroom art nouveau 1897

Ballet dancer dancing on stage ballet in ballroom art nouveau 1897
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts, known in different languages by different names: Jugendstil in German

Background imageBallet Collection: Young woman preparing for dancing ballet in ballroom art nouveau 1897

Young woman preparing for dancing ballet in ballroom art nouveau 1897
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts, known in different languages by different names: Jugendstil in German

Background imageBallet Collection: Graceful Ballerina

Graceful Ballerina

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballet Dancer

Ballet Dancer

Background imageBallet Collection: Ice skater

Ice skater

Background imageBallet Collection: Ballerina

Ballerina



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