Ballet Collection (page 3)
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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