<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382</id><updated>2011-11-27T15:54:14.073-08:00</updated><category term='ballet tutorials'/><category term='Foutee Turns'/><category term='ballet tips'/><category term='ballet'/><category term='learn ballet moves'/><category term='Ballet foot problems'/><category term='Ballet Training at it&apos;s Best'/><category term='ballet dance'/><category term='ballet tutorial'/><category term='Ballet Bible Review'/><category term='ballet girls'/><category term='the history of ballet dance'/><category term='history of ballet and dance'/><category term='history of ballet dance'/><category term='ballet moves'/><category term='5 ballet positions'/><category term='ballet turn'/><category term='ballet-bible'/><category term='ballet lessons'/><category term='ballet feet'/><category term='ballet-bible review'/><category term='ballet dance moves'/><category term='Ballet Training Tutorial'/><category term='Perform a Pirouette'/><category term='learn dance moves'/><category term='ballet training'/><category term='ballet turnout'/><category term='learn ballet'/><category term='ballet feet problems'/><category term='ballet lesson'/><category term='Pirouette in Ballet'/><category term='ballet program'/><category term='History of ballet'/><title type='text'>Ballet Training</title><subtitle type='html'>If your looking for Ballet Training then you are in the right place.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Breezeonhold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00269420268271570054</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382.post-5439859886339316366</id><published>2009-11-14T15:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T11:53:06.027-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learn ballet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tutorial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ballet Training Tutorial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ballet Bible Review'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet-bible review'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet-bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet program'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet training'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ballet Training at it&apos;s Best'/><title type='text'>Ballet Bible Review - Ballet Training</title><content type='html'>Have you ever wanted to be apart of a Ballet class, or learn more about Ballet? Well in this Ballet training tutorial I'll tell you about the best Ballet program out there on the web.&lt;br /&gt;The Ballet-Bible is perfect for beginners, intermediate, and even advanced ballet dancers. Here's just a list of what you could learn through this Ballet-Bible. &lt;a href="http://50b5fpqxzcs-fy98hhm1632ew0.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=BALLETTRAINING"&gt;Click Here&lt;/a&gt; to check out the whole list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;1)&lt;/span&gt; Advice on how to succeed as a dancer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt; 2&lt;/span&gt;)What you should look for in a dance teacher - If you don't know what to look for you could end paying good money for bad advice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;3)&lt;/span&gt; The History of Ballet - Learn How and Where ballet got it's form and its significance in today's dancing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;4)&lt;/span&gt; Ballet Class - From Adage to Pointe. Learn how a class is structured and the significance of each part.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;5)&lt;/span&gt; French Terminology - How to decipher common words.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;6)&lt;/span&gt; Incorrect diagrams. See first hand how NOT to perform a movement or stance. No other guide shows you this!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;7)&lt;/span&gt; Ballet Style - Learn the difference between everyday movement and ballet movement - Includes detailed pictures and explanations!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;8)&lt;/span&gt; How to make sure you are not weakening your muscles or unbalancing your joints. Many dancers compromise their training with poor habits outside the studio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;9)&lt;/span&gt; Classical Ballet Training: From Start to Finish - The method, movements, and technique. You will be blown away at your improvement!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;10)&lt;/span&gt; Learn the correct way to perform Developpés: Most dancers never learn the correct form and wonder why they can't balance properly and can't do it fast enough.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The list goes on! If your interested in the product; then &lt;a href="http://50b5fpqxzcs-fy98hhm1632ew0.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=BALLETTRAINING"&gt;Click Here&lt;/a&gt; to go to the Ballet-Bible. Learning Ballet couldn't be any easier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for Reading! Hope you enjoyed this Ballet Training Tutorial.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4053331977477541382-5439859886339316366?l=ballettraining.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/feeds/5439859886339316366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-bible-review-ballet-training.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/5439859886339316366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/5439859886339316366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-bible-review-ballet-training.html' title='Ballet Bible Review - Ballet Training'/><author><name>Breezeonhold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00269420268271570054</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382.post-470668825557619227</id><published>2009-11-14T15:47:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-14T15:49:08.992-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Perform a Pirouette'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pirouette in Ballet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet training'/><title type='text'>Ballet Training - Perform a Pirouette</title><content type='html'>In this Ballet Training Lesson you'll learn how to perform a Pirouette. &lt;!-- adsense --&gt; When performing a pirouette in ballet, allow the head to move freely, keep the arms in the port de bras position and keep the legs on the balls of the feet. Avoid doing a flat-footed pirouette turn with help from an experienced dance instructor in this free video ballet lesson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="480" height="295"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GvGLlSbLnlM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GvGLlSbLnlM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4053331977477541382-470668825557619227?l=ballettraining.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/feeds/470668825557619227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-perform-pirouette.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/470668825557619227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/470668825557619227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-perform-pirouette.html' title='Ballet Training - Perform a Pirouette'/><author><name>Breezeonhold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00269420268271570054</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382.post-7019145427907875383</id><published>2009-11-13T12:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-13T12:40:57.380-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet lesson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet turnout'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet moves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet dance moves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet training'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet turn'/><title type='text'>Ballet Training - Improving your Ballet Turnout</title><content type='html'>In this Ballet Training you'll learn how to improve your Ballet Turn. You start ballet turnout moves by laying on the back with the feet together, allowing gravity to pull the knees toward the floor and opening up the hips. &lt;!-- adsense --&gt;  Remember to breathe during turnout stretches and avoid painful stretches with help from an experienced dance instructor in this free video ballet lesson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="480" height="295"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kfJ8znI-UlE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kfJ8znI-UlE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4053331977477541382-7019145427907875383?l=ballettraining.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/feeds/7019145427907875383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-improving-your-ballet.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/7019145427907875383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/7019145427907875383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-improving-your-ballet.html' title='Ballet Training - Improving your Ballet Turnout'/><author><name>Breezeonhold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00269420268271570054</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382.post-7038504382577206440</id><published>2009-11-13T12:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-13T12:32:01.827-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet feet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet feet problems'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ballet foot problems'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet moves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet training'/><title type='text'>Ballet Training - Foot Problems Related to Ballet</title><content type='html'>In this Ballet Training Lesson you'll learn about how to fix your foot problem. Common foot problems related to ballet dancing include bunions, ingrown toenails, plantar fasciitis, corns, blisters and callouses. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- adsense --&gt;  Prevent some foot issues from ballet by keeping the toenails short and massaging the bottom of the feet with help from an experienced dance instructor in this free video ballet lesson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="480" height="295"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/siFWr2f9b_I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/siFWr2f9b_I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4053331977477541382-7038504382577206440?l=ballettraining.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/feeds/7038504382577206440/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-foot-problems-related.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/7038504382577206440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/7038504382577206440'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-foot-problems-related.html' title='Ballet Training - Foot Problems Related to Ballet'/><author><name>Breezeonhold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00269420268271570054</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382.post-2450221121726529139</id><published>2009-11-12T17:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T17:30:57.738-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learn ballet moves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learn ballet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='5 ballet positions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet training'/><title type='text'>Ballet Training - 5 Ballet Positions</title><content type='html'>In this Ballet Training video you'll learn the 5 ballet positions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- adsense --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" &lt;br /&gt;value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nFbN5wzywf4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nFbN5wzywf4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4053331977477541382-2450221121726529139?l=ballettraining.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/feeds/2450221121726529139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-5-ballet-positions.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/2450221121726529139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/2450221121726529139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-5-ballet-positions.html' title='Ballet Training - 5 Ballet Positions'/><author><name>Breezeonhold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00269420268271570054</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382.post-8324976207947949602</id><published>2009-11-12T17:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T17:19:27.891-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learn ballet moves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Foutee Turns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learn dance moves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learn ballet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet training'/><title type='text'>Ballet Training - Fouttee Turns</title><content type='html'>In this Ballet Training tutorial you'll learn how to do a fouette turn in ballet. To do this You will stand on one leg with the opposing leg opening and closing in a second position, with the arms moving from front first position to second in unison with the legs. &lt;!-- adsense --&gt;Keep the supporting leg straight and high on the demi point of the toe for a fouette with help from an experienced dance instructor in this free video ballet lesson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="560" height="340"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2dyRLOStZ-w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2dyRLOStZ-w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4053331977477541382-8324976207947949602?l=ballettraining.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/feeds/8324976207947949602/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-foutee-turns.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/8324976207947949602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/8324976207947949602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/ballet-training-foutee-turns.html' title='Ballet Training - Fouttee Turns'/><author><name>Breezeonhold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00269420268271570054</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382.post-1145950632221208530</id><published>2009-11-10T17:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T17:30:28.457-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the history of ballet dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='history of ballet dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='History of ballet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='history of ballet and dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet training'/><title type='text'>History of Ballet - Ballet Training</title><content type='html'>Ballet: a Beautiful, Graceful History&lt;br&gt;By Michael Russell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ballet is a demanding art.  Ballet dancers are trained to move their bodies in unnatural ways and if they are good, they make it look natural.  Sometimes it seems as if they are defying gravity with their leaps and they manage to keep a perfect balance as they spin around and around without becoming horribly dizzy and falling down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- adsense --&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The history of ballet goes back about 600 years to the Renaissance in Europe.  Originally dancers would entertain audiences in the pauses between opera scenes.  In 1581, the Ballet Comique de la Reine was performed in France and is usually considered to be the first ballet.  With this beginning of ballet, France became the capital and center of the ballet world.  In 1661, King Louis XIV of France founded the Royal Academy of Dancing to train dancers to perform for his court.  Soon other companies were founded in other countries; the Russian Imperial Ballet of St.  Petersburg was founded in 1738.  The Italians also became well known for their style of ballet.  In the early 1800s, more women began performing in ballets.  Dancing en pointe, or on their toes, also began around this time.  France was still the capital of the ballet world, but soon dancers graduating from ballet school spread out to other countries, most notably Russia, which soon became large player on the world stage of ballet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the beginning, most ballets revolved around classic mythology, usually Greek mythology.  Through the years, ballet has evolved and some told stories of their own, some interpreted stories from writers such as Shakespeare and others were just about the beauty of the music and the dancing itself.  Early dancers in the 18th century were burdened by corsets, masks, wigs, heeled shoes and hoopskirts.  Soon however, dancers began changing their style of dress to something more recognizable as a style worn today.  They discarded their heeled shoes, hoopskirts and corsets to allow their bodies to move more freely and to also allow the audience to see the expressive movements as they told the story.  Masks and wigs were eventually dropped as well as the dancers became more expressive in their movements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There have been many dancers and choreographers over the years that have left their indelible mark on the dancing world.  Ballet is a demanding profession and many times, when the dancers become older or their bodies begin to rebel on them, they become choreographers who understand intimately the needs of their dancers.  Some of the world's most famous choreographers began as dancers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ballet has evolved through the years and has changed as the needs and wants of the choreographers and audience have changed.  You can still see the roots of the dancing itself when watching a ballet, but those who watched what was considered the first ballet in 1581 probably would not recognize what it has evolved into today.  Some of the moves practiced today would be recognizable to those audiences and the spirit and love of ballet still exists much as it did then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Michael Russell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your Independent guide to &lt;a target="_new" href="http://ballet-guide.com/"&gt;Ballet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Article Source: &lt;a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Michael_Russell" target="_new"&gt;http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Michael_Russell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Ballet:-a-Beautiful,-Graceful-History&amp;id=201821" target="_new"&gt;http://EzineArticles.com/?Ballet:-a-Beautiful,-Graceful-History&amp;id=201821&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/html&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4053331977477541382-1145950632221208530?l=ballettraining.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/feeds/1145950632221208530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/history-of-ballet-ballet-training.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/1145950632221208530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4053331977477541382/posts/default/1145950632221208530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ballettraining.blogspot.com/2009/11/history-of-ballet-ballet-training.html' title='History of Ballet - Ballet Training'/><author><name>Breezeonhold</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00269420268271570054</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053331977477541382.post-2697265955658855806</id><published>2009-11-10T16:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T17:30:46.566-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet girls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet moves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ballet training'/><title type='text'>Ballet Training - Introduction</title><content type='html'>Hi and welcome to Ballet Training. 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