

They were used in the noble dances, first of all, in the regal menuette. The right ones en dehors (ahn dah-ohr') were turned-inside-out positions with the toes turned out. The five right and five wrong positions of feet in ballet were established in Pierre Beauchamps` time. Then the main ballet pas (pah) (`steps`) which have been in use so far were described by him, the very movements that are learned in the ballet schools, trained in the rehearsals in the ballet companies and peformed by the dancers on the stage. In 1671 Louis XIV made up his mind to establish Académie Royale de Danse (Royal Academy of Dance) and ordered great French choreograher Pierre Beauchamps to codify the ballet movements. He adored the choreography and thoroughly learned the art of ballet. The ballet vocabulary (terminology) was formed in France owing to King of France, His Majesty Louis XIV. Possibly not being aware of it Pushkin exactly described the ballet movements of the port de bras (pohr duh brah) and jeté battu (zjeh-tay' bah-tew' ). While one foot spins, and the other one hits it.

She twists her waist, and now untwists it, The stalls, the orchestra - all is in motion,Īnd the curtain rises in swift commotion. Yet it`s a word to the wise for the ballet professionals.Īvdotia Ilyinichna Istomena (ees-toh`-mee-nah)(1799-1848), Prima of Bolshoy in time of Pushkin These terms speak little for the ordinary ear. However, the French language has been used in the lessons of the ballet schools and during the rehearsals of the Ballet theatres throughout the world so far.

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`Absolute Pitch` - the programme of TV Channel `CULTURE` (Russia) Ĭlassical ballet born in France has been well settled down in Russia since the end of the 18th century. OF ALL THE ARTS, FOR US THE BALLET IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!` IMPROBABLY FRENCH, INCREDIBLY RUSSIAN! WHAT IS IT?īolshoy Theatre, the turn of the 19 c.
