Ballet

More than 300 yeares ago with the combination of dance,music and mime,began a dance form called ballet.It was originally performed only by men and it was only in the late 17th century that women began performing ballet.In this form of dance each movement is performed in advance with the flow of music,this planning is called choreography.Ballet dancers wear special shoes which have blocked toes,this allows them to walk and dance on their toes.Balancing on the toe is called Pointe work and requires a lot of skill.Ballet dancers practice for years befora they perfect in this skill.Ballet dancing has changed over the years,in the beginning of the 20th century dancers of the classical styles,like Isadora duncan,began dancing in a more informal and natural style.This was the beginning of the modern ballet.Over the years more ballet dancers and choreographers studied the movement of the classical ballet and adapted it to the modern ballet.one of the greatest ballerians was Anna palova who was born in Russia in 1881.Ballet is a very beautiful dance form.