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British ballet is most recognised for two leading methods, those of the Royal Ballet School and the Royal Academy of Dance. The identifying characteristic of British ballet is the focus on clean, precise technique and purity of line that is free of exaggeration and mannerisms. The training of dancers in Britain is noted for its slow progression, with a great deal of attention paid to basic technique. British ballet methods operate on the principle that establishing correct technique and strength slowly makes it much easier for the student to adapt to more difficult vocabulary and techniques later on.
Britishballet is most recognised for two leading methods, those of the Royal Ballet School and the Royal Academy of Dance. The identifying characteristic...
classifications such as Russian ballet, French ballet, Britishballet and Italian ballet. For example, Russian ballet features high extensions and dynamic...
The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The...
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Irish-born British dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director of classical ballet. Most notably, she danced professionally with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes...
works for Ballet Black, Miami City Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, the BalletBoyz, English National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre...
(born 1993) is a Britishballet dancer. She is a principal dancer with Bavarian State Ballet and previously with the English National Ballet. Laurretta Summerscales...
(born 4 July 1992) is a Kenyan-born Britishballet dancer and actress. She is a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. In 2019...
choreographer of contemporary ballet. Born in Yeovil, Somerset, to an engineer and a physical therapist, Wheeldon began training to be a ballet dancer at the age...
between 1993 and 1998, and studied ballet as a child, eventually becoming a junior associate at Birmingham Royal Ballet, and was active in sports, competing...
was a British ballerina and a choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet. Most noted for her career with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes...
Mallandaine Ashton OM CH CBE (17 September 1904 – 18 August 1988) was a Britishballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer...
Ballet Black is a Britishballet company. It was founded by Cassa Pancho MBE in 2001 as a response to the lack of professional Black and Asian ballet...
and Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. McGregor was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 2011 for Services to Dance....
International Ballet was a Britishballet company that operated, with great success, between 1941 and 1953. Its director throughout its existence was...
London City Ballet was a Britishballet company founded in 1978. Diana, Princess of Wales was patron from 1983 to 1996. The company closed in 1996. The...
(born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban-Britishballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies...
A ballet dancer is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training...
on a Theme by Frank Bridge for full orchestra for the Frederick Ashton ballet Le Rêve de Léonor (1949), but he later described the teacher–pupil relationship...
Ballet is a formalized dance form with its origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of 15th and 16th centuries. Ballet spread from Italy to France with...
City Ballet, La Scala Theatre Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and the Australian Ballet. She retired from ballet in 2007. Bussell was born in...
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