51:(movement of the arms), and correct body positions, lines and angles. Other aspects of ballet technique include posture, toe pointing, keeping shoulders down, and pulling up, which combines proper posture and lifting of the muscles to increase turnout and enhance alignment and thus improve the quality of turns. Ballet technique is also used to exhibit
87:
Ballet training places great emphasis on ballet technique because precise technique is an essential element of the aesthetics of ballet performance. Ballet technique is drilled into ballet students to develop the desired aesthetics and to prevent injury. For example, students are taught to avoid
64:
The core techniques of ballet are common throughout the world, though there are minor variations among the different styles of ballet. Together with stylistic differences, these variations produce an aesthetic and physicality of performance that is unique to each style. For example,
99:
is a tool for learning ballet technique. Barre work typically involves all elements of ballet technique except for the elements that are exclusive to jumps. It is possible to practice turning technique for fouettés and pirouettes at the barre.
30:) puts great emphasis on the method and execution of movement. The techniques found in classical ballet are a framework for many other styles of dance, including
178:
752:
773:
112:
Grand allegro (meaning "big and fast") movements comprise technically challenging movements such as large jumps and leaps.
41:
Aspects of ballet technique include alignment, which refers to keeping the head, shoulders, and hips vertically aligned.
225:
185:
510:
504:
658:
814:
289:
88:
sickling of the foot, which is an undesirable aesthetic and can result in ankle injuries when performing
809:
109:
Petit allegro (meaning "small and fast") movements comprise small jumps and fast, detailed footwork.
768:
571:
788:
778:
648:
45:
refers to completing movements with legs rotated outward; this promotes clean footwork, graceful
747:
329:
339:
484:
218:
61:
is the part of ballet technique concerned with dancing on the tips of fully extended feet.
8:
705:
489:
420:
400:
35:
314:
737:
446:
370:
354:
268:
253:
122:
712:
698:
258:
151:
561:
395:
653:
557:
552:
499:
494:
415:
390:
349:
344:
142:
58:
42:
27:
783:
627:
580:
542:
537:
516:
430:
410:
380:
294:
211:
82:
53:
425:
674:
466:
461:
451:
385:
309:
299:
263:
248:
96:
70:
66:
172:
803:
729:
691:
576:
565:
532:
456:
146:
26:. It is an important aspect of ballet performance because ballet (especially
742:
547:
405:
375:
334:
47:
617:
597:
324:
73:
tends to be more grounded, with a focus on fast and intricate footwork.
607:
602:
31:
319:
304:
196:
632:
612:
22:
is the foundational principles of body movement and form used in
622:
284:
234:
23:
57:, the appearance of gravity-defying lightness, during leaps.
203:
141:
69:
exhibits high extensions and dynamic turns, whereas
150:
801:
16:Principles of body movement and form in ballet
219:
753:Western stereotype of the male ballet dancer
226:
212:
802:
135:
207:
13:
14:
826:
166:
103:
1:
128:
659:Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards
179:"Beginner's Guide to Ballet"
7:
157:. New York: Alfred A Knopf.
116:
76:
10:
831:
233:
173:Advanced Ballet Techniques
80:
761:
722:
683:
667:
641:
590:
525:
475:
439:
363:
277:
241:
572:Prima ballerina assoluta
649:Prix Benois de la Danse
748:Royal Academy of Dance
526:Occupations and ranks
706:Dance International
242:General information
159:, pp. 6-7 & 21.
36:contemporary ballet
815:Ballet terminology
738:Ballet and fashion
733:(documentary film)
153:The Classic Ballet
123:Glossary of ballet
797:
796:
699:Dance and Dancers
654:Prix de Lausanne‎
538:Character dancers
143:Kirstein, Lincoln
822:
810:Ballet technique
723:Related articles
558:Principal dancer
500:Pointe technique
440:Ballet by region
416:Narrative ballet
340:Pièce d'occasion
315:Entrée de ballet
228:
221:
214:
205:
204:
200:
192:
190:
184:. Archived from
183:
160:
158:
156:
139:
59:Pointe technique
28:classical ballet
20:Ballet technique
830:
829:
825:
824:
823:
821:
820:
819:
800:
799:
798:
793:
757:
718:
679:
663:
637:
586:
543:Corps de ballet
521:
471:
435:
431:Romantic ballet
411:Grotesque dance
381:Ballets de cour
371:Ballet d'action
364:Ballet by genre
359:
273:
237:
232:
194:
188:
181:
177:
169:
164:
163:
140:
136:
131:
119:
106:
85:
83:Ballet training
79:
17:
12:
11:
5:
828:
818:
817:
812:
795:
794:
792:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
762:
759:
758:
756:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
726:
724:
720:
719:
717:
716:
709:
702:
695:
687:
685:
681:
680:
678:
677:
675:Ballet Society
671:
669:
665:
664:
662:
661:
656:
651:
645:
643:
639:
638:
636:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
594:
592:
591:Ballet apparel
588:
587:
585:
584:
574:
569:
562:Danseur Étoile
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
529:
527:
523:
522:
520:
519:
514:
508:
502:
497:
492:
487:
481:
479:
473:
472:
470:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
443:
441:
437:
436:
434:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
396:Comédie-ballet
393:
388:
386:Chamber ballet
383:
378:
373:
367:
365:
361:
360:
358:
357:
352:
347:
342:
337:
332:
327:
322:
317:
312:
310:Divertissement
307:
302:
297:
292:
287:
281:
279:
275:
274:
272:
271:
266:
261:
256:
251:
245:
243:
239:
238:
231:
230:
223:
216:
208:
202:
201:
191:on 2008-04-05.
175:
168:
167:External links
165:
162:
161:
147:Stuart, Muriel
133:
132:
130:
127:
126:
125:
118:
115:
114:
113:
110:
105:
102:
81:Main article:
78:
75:
71:Italian ballet
67:Russian ballet
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
827:
816:
813:
811:
808:
807:
805:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
764:
763:
760:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
732:
728:
727:
725:
721:
715:
714:
710:
708:
707:
703:
701:
700:
696:
694:
693:
692:Ballet Review
689:
688:
686:
682:
676:
673:
672:
670:
668:Organisations
666:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
646:
644:
640:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
595:
593:
589:
582:
578:
577:Ballet master
575:
573:
570:
567:
566:Danseur noble
563:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
533:Ballet dancer
531:
530:
528:
524:
518:
515:
512:
509:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
482:
480:
478:
474:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
444:
442:
438:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
382:
379:
377:
374:
372:
369:
368:
366:
362:
356:
353:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
336:
333:
331:
330:Pas de quatre
328:
326:
323:
321:
318:
316:
313:
311:
308:
306:
303:
301:
298:
296:
293:
291:
288:
286:
283:
282:
280:
276:
270:
267:
265:
262:
260:
257:
255:
252:
250:
247:
246:
244:
240:
236:
229:
224:
222:
217:
215:
210:
209:
206:
198:
187:
180:
176:
174:
171:
170:
155:
154:
148:
144:
138:
134:
124:
121:
120:
111:
108:
107:
101:
98:
93:
91:
84:
74:
72:
68:
62:
60:
56:
55:
50:
49:
44:
39:
37:
33:
29:
25:
21:
743:Choreography
730:
711:
704:
697:
690:
684:Publications
548:Demi-soloist
490:Bournonville
476:
426:Opéra-ballet
421:Neoclassical
406:Comic ballet
401:Contemporary
376:Ballet blanc
335:Pas de trois
186:the original
152:
137:
104:Applications
97:ballet barre
94:
89:
86:
63:
52:
48:port de bras
46:
40:
19:
18:
618:Pointe shoe
598:Ballet shoe
447:Azerbaijani
325:Pas de deux
278:Terminology
195:(3.47
804:Categories
774:Characters
608:Leg warmer
603:Dance belt
581:Répétiteur
485:Balanchine
129:References
779:Companies
511:Positions
505:Positions
495:Cecchetti
477:Technique
391:Classical
355:Variation
320:Grand pas
305:Battement
290:Arabesque
90:en pointe
517:Vaganova
269:Timeline
254:Glossary
149:(1952).
117:See also
77:Training
789:Schools
784:Dancers
769:Ballets
633:Unitard
613:Leotard
553:Soloist
467:Russian
462:Italian
452:British
350:Turnout
259:History
249:Company
43:Turnout
731:Ballet
713:Pointe
642:Awards
623:Tights
513:(feet)
507:(arms)
457:French
345:Pointe
295:Ballon
285:Aplomb
235:Ballet
193:
54:ballon
24:ballet
765:Lists
300:Barre
264:Music
189:(PDF)
182:(PDF)
628:Tutu
95:The
34:and
32:jazz
197:MiB
806::
564:,
145:;
92:.
38:.
583:)
579:(
568:)
560:(
227:e
220:t
213:v
199:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.