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A Dictionary of Ballet Terms (3rd revised ed.). New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80094-2. OCLC 4515340. Minden, Eliza Gaynor (2005). The Ballet Companion: A Dancer's Guide to the Technique, Traditions, and Joys of Ballet. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-6407-X. OCLC 58831597. Glossary of Dance Terms. New York: New York City Ballet ...
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An entrée de ballet ("ballet entrance") is an autonomous scene of ballet de cour, divertissement, comédie-ballet, opéra-ballet, even tragédie lyrique, which brings together several dancers in and out of the scenario.
It is a desirable aesthetic in ballet and other dance genres, making it seem as though a dancer effortlessly becomes airborne, floats in the air, and lands softly. The name is widely thought to be derived from the French word ballon (meaning "balloon"), though it has been dubiously claimed that the name was inspired by French ballet danseur ...
Jete or Jeté may refer to: Jete, Granada, a municipality of Spain; Jeté (dance), a leap in ballet Grand jeté; Temelín Nuclear Power Station (Jaderná elektrárna Temelín), Czech Republic; Kornbread Jeté, American drag queen; Jeté, a playing technique on bowed instruments, also known as ricochet; see violin technique
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The greatest influence on the development of the Cecchetti method was Carlo Blasis, a ballet master of the early 19th century.A student and exponent of the traditional French school of ballet, Blasis is credited as one of the most prominent ballet theoreticians and the first to publish a codified technique, the "Traité élémentaire, théorique, et pratique de l'art de la danse" ("Elementary ...
Painting of ballet dancers by Edgar Degas, 1872. Classical ballet is any of the traditional, formal styles of ballet that exclusively employ classical ballet technique.It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as pointe work, turnout of the legs, and high extensions), its flowing, precise movements, and its ethereal qualities.