Essays on Ballet

The objective of this essay is to compare and contrast two different choreographers named Marius Petipa and August Bournonville. This essay also aims to explore the distinctive styles, techniques and ballets these choreographers produced, and to investigate what made them individually unique. Marius Petipa was one of the most influential figures of classical ballet, who...

Introduction Ballet has travelled an exceptional journey in most of its fundamental aspects. And it all started a long time ago, during the Italian Renaissance in 1459 under the rule of King Louis the XIV. It was during a wedding, that noblemen and women were watching dancers demonstrate a new style, which was something between...

When most people think of dance, they do not always think of it as a form of art. However, it just happens to be one of the most expressive forms of art in the world. There are many different types of dance, coming from many different cultures internationally; ballet, hip hop, jazz, Bulgarian Folk, Flamenco,...