Events
1400s and 1500s - Origin in
the courts of Renaissance Italy1547 - Catherine de Médicis
became Queen of France1555 - Balthasa de Beaujoyeulx moved from
Italy to become dancing master of her household1581 - Beaujoyeulx's "Ballet
cominque de le Reine" -
considered to be the first ballet1700s and 1800s - Ballet
imitated across Europe1738 - Russian Imperial
Ballet founded1800s many choreographers
and dancers settled in Russia
e.g. 1847 - French choreographer
Marius PetipaEarly 1900s - Ballet Rambet
and Vic-Wells Ballet founded in UK1881 - Italian Ballet "Excelsior"
performed across Europe and the AmericasEarly 1900s - Ballet Russes travelled worldwide1933 - George Blanchine moved
to USA from Russia1942 - Cowboy ballet
"Rodeo" first performed1967 - First ballet with rock music - "Astarte"1968 - Dance Theatre of Harlem founded1939 Borovnansky Ballet began
in Australia as a non-professional outlet1943 - Borovnansky Ballet
became a professional company1920s - Labanotation invented2014 - Russian Academic Youth Theatre
put on Swan Lake with no set
- 3D animations instead1773 - Got rid of masks1820 - Carlos Blasis set down ballet technique
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