The arabesque in ballet terminology is a ballet posture (standing on one leg, one hand stretched forward, the other foot and one hand stretched backward); this dance posture is called "arabesc" in Chinese.

One of the most important features of ballet is that the actress touches the ground with her toes when performing, so it is also called toe dance. His representative works include "Swan Lake", "Fairy", "The Nutcracker", etc. Ballet uses music and dance techniques to perform dramatic plots.

Ballet art was conceived in Italy and born in the French court of Louis XIV in the late seventeenth century. It was perfected in France in the eighteenth century and entered its most prosperous era in Russia by the late nineteenth century. In the long-term historical development process of nearly four hundred years, ballet has had a great influence on countries around the world and has spread widely. It has now become an art form that is being developed by all countries in the world.

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In Italy during the Renaissance, grand banquets were often held, and these venues were the places where ballet sprouted. After the 17th century, French Emperor Louis XIV and the royal nobles acted as actors themselves, wearing masks and performing different roles, so it was also called "masque ballet" (ballet at this time was performed by male actors).

After the 1670s, ballet gradually left the court and was performed in church theaters. Changes in venue and viewing angles led to the emergence of professional ballet dancers, replacing the aristocratic amateurs. At this time, female ballet dancers also began to perform on stage. As a result, dance technology and aesthetics developed rapidly.

In order to recreate the ancient Greeks’ ideal of drama that integrated poetry, music, and dance, the dance masters of the court consciously created a drama that integrated dance, pantomime, music, costumes, scripts, lighting, and scenery. comprehensive ballet.

Reference source; Baidu Encyclopedia-Arabesque

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