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7 matches to Ballet
Ballet. Dance form originating in 15C Italy, and codified in Louis XIV court. Refined by Russians 19C.
Delibes, Leo. 1836-91. French ballet composer: Coppélia 1870.
Diaghilev, Sergei. 1872-1929. Russian. Founder of Ballet Russes (Paris) 1909.
Nijinsky, Vaslaw. 1890-1950. Russian ballet dancer of Diaghilev Company.
Nureyev, Rudolph. 1938-93. Russian ballet dancer. Defected 1961.
Royal Ballet. 1956. Academy of Choreographic Art 1926 + Sadler’s Wells 1930.
Tchaikovsky, Peter. 1840-93. Russian composer of operas and ballets with emotional appeal. Swan Lake 1877. Sleeping Beauty 1890. Nutcracker 1892.