In honor of Native American Heritage Month in the U.S., Google's video Doodle—created in partnership with Native American guest artists Lydia Cheshewalla, Chris Pappan, and Yatika Starr Fields— celebrates Maria Tallchief, member of the Osage Nation who was America’s first, major prima ballerina. Not only...
This gorgeous project was created in 2017, but for any dancer who missed it, it's definitely worth revisiting. A true inspiration, this beautiful short film, titled Ballet Rotoscope was created by Tokyo-based design group EUPHRATES. This short visual treat is creative, imaginative and impactful, and...
Dance has always been a big part of photographer Yulia Artemyeva‘s life. The photographer spent the majority of her childhood and youth involved with ballet and was inspired further into her professional career. Artemyeva created a clever photo project through which she was able to...
The Vaganova method is a method of teaching classical ballet that was developed by Agrippina Vaganova. This method fused the romantic style of the French ballet and dramatic soulfulness of the Russian character with the athletic virtuosity that characterizes the Italian school to reform the...
When he started his training at age 6, no one could tell that Marius Petipa would grow into one of the greatest classical ballet dancers. Born in 1819 Marseilles, France, the young Marius disliked dancing but as he continued training, his progress was impressive. In...
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) was established in London, England in 1920 by Genee, Karsavina, Bedells, E. Espinosa, and Richardson and received its Royal Charter in 1936. Genee was its first president, succeeded by Fonteyn in 1954. It is one of the youngest methods...
The Balanchine Method is a ballet technique developed by choreographer George Balanchine, a graduate of Vaganova Ballet Academy and initially used at the New York City Ballet. It requires extreme speed, very deep plie, unconventional arms and hands, and emphasis on lines, especially in decale....
The Bournonville method is a ballet technique and training system devised by the Danish ballet master August Bournonville. August Bournonville trained with his father Antoine Bournonville and other notable French ballet masters. He was heavily influenced by the early French school of ballet, which he...
The Cecchetti method is a ballet training method devised by the Italian ballet master Enrico Cecchetti (1850-1928). The method is a strict training system with special concern for anatomy within the confines of classical ballet technique, and seeks to develop the essential characteristics of dance...
The "École Française", is characterized by an emphasis on precision, elegance, and sobriety. Ballet quickly spread from Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries the French court of Catherine de' Medici where it was developed further. In the 17th century at the time of Louis XIV, ballet was codified,...