Ballet art was conceived in Italy and was born in the court of Louis XIV of France in the late17th century. /kloc-became more and more perfect in France in the 0/8th century, and reached its most prosperous period in Russia in the late 0/9th century. In the long-term historical development of nearly 400 years, ballet has a great influence on all countries in the world and spread widely. Up to now, it has become an art form that all countries in the world are striving to develop.
The history of ballet can be traced back to the Italian court in the heyday of the Renaissance in Wenzhou, Europe and the court in Bergendi, southern France. Whenever we celebrate a wedding, receive a foreign head of state, or hold other large-scale celebrations, we will perform this dance to express our wishes or add fun. The first complete ballet "The Queen's Comedy Ballet" in the history of ballet development was staged in 158 1 year. When Miss Margaret of Lorraine married Yao Yousi, Duke of Fancier, the score of this ballet was still preserved, which can be regarded as the oldest ballet.
Ballet reached its peak in Louis XIV (1643- 17 15). Louis XIV himself was an outstanding dancer and loved ballet performances. 16 1 year, Louis XIV founded the first dance school in history-the Royal French Dance Academy, which specializes in teaching dance. This school now belongs to the Paris Opera House. 1700 fixed five positions of hands and feet and some beautiful ballet postures that are still used today. With the vigorous advocacy of the royal dance masters Beauchamp, Kan Beffort and Luli, the importance of French ballet in culture and music has greatly increased. Therefore, ballet became the source of many new court dances; Such as: Gavett, Pa Speed, Bo Lei, Regardon, etc. Among these dances, the most important one is the minuet. 1653, Lu Li began to participate in the ballet activities of the French court, and reached a climax. Together with Moliere, he made the so-called comedy ballet, which is a mixture of drama and ballet. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, published by 1760, is the most famous representative work of this kind of dance drama. Lu Rui applied ballet to his opera, and his two successors, Campla and Ramo, followed closely. Mora's works, in particular, are more interesting because they combine Mexican, health and China. This is of course related to his personality and background. The British created a special ballet called "mask". By the second half of the17th century, Vienna had become the center of ballet performance. However, European ballet at that time was in the debate between tradition and innovation, rigor and lyricism, pure dance and title dance, ballet and modern dance. Today in the 20th century, these ideas have more or less consequences, and sometimes they are endlessly debated.
From 1789, a number of early (also known as former The Romantic Period) ballet masterpieces such as The Imprisoned Daughter appeared. 19th century, the golden age of ballet history-romantic ballet appeared in Paris, with Fairy (1832), Giselle (184 1) and gabriela (1870). Including Sleeping Beauty (1890), Nutcracker (1892) and Swan Lake (65438+), it was not until the 20th century that this concept gave birth to "modern ballet" and "contemporary ballet", especially dance began to get out of the misunderstanding of "non-dance". Balanchine (1904- 1983) led the "pure ballet" (that is, ballet works that are not ballet, also known as "neoclassical ballet"), which ended the situation that drama ballet dominated the whole country. There are seven first-class classical ballet companies recognized in the world: Kirov Ballet and Moscow Grand Theatre Ballet in the former Soviet Union, New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre in the United States, Royal Ballet in Britain, Paris Opera Ballet in France and Royal Danish Ballet. Contemporary ballet presents unprecedented popularity and prosperity. Representative figures and groups are Jiri Kirian (1947-) of Czech Republic, his Dutch Dance Theatre and William? Forsyte (1949-) and his Frankfurt Ballet.
Waltz originated from the faster peasant dance in northern Austria. It entered the court of Vienna in the late17th century and then developed into the oldest ballroom dance. After waltzes are divided into two types according to speed, people call fast waltzes Vienna waltzes instead of slow waltzes with the word "Vienna" evolved from Vienna waltzes. As a three-step dance, the basic footwork of waltz is one beat, three beats and three steps per bar, but there are also two or four steps per bar.
The rumba originated in Cuba, and the music is 4/4 beats, and the speed is about 27 bars per minute. Rumba dance is characterized by lingering music, gentle dancing and graceful dance steps. Cubans are used to walking with things on their heads and adjusting their steps by twisting their hips to keep their balance. Rumba's dance steps inherited this feature. The original dance style blends into the modern mood. The movements are stretching, touching and charming, and the dance is lyrical, romantic and beautiful. Accompanied by touching and euphemistic music, dance is full of romantic atmosphere.
Cha cha originated in Mexico, and its music is 4/4 beats, with a speed of about 365,438+0 bars per minute. Just right, the music is interesting, the rhythm is strong, the dance style is fancy, and the steps are neat and compact, which is popular all over the world!
Samba originated in Brazil, and the music is 4/4 or 2/4 beats, and the speed is about 5 1 bar per minute. Samba dance, with warm music, dynamic dance state and changeable dance steps, is deeply loved by people!
Bullfighting originated in France and developed in Spain. Its music is 2/4 beats, and the speed is about 62 bars per minute. People have a special liking for bullfighting dance because of its majestic music, bold dance style and strong and exciting pace.
Swing dance originated in America and developed from a dance called Jiteba. Jive removed all the difficult moves in Jiteba and added some skills. The earliest record of swing dance is a book about swing dance published in Europe by Victor Sylvester, a London dance teacher, in 1944. Pop, rock and roll and American swing dance all have certain influences on swing dance.
Swing dance is a fast-paced and physically exhausting dance. The reason why the jive dance is arranged at the end of the competition is that the contestants must let the audience feel that they are still not tired after the first four dances, and they can still meet new challenges with great investment. It is very popular in the southern United States. In swing dancing, the joints of hands and feet are relaxed and free, the body naturally shakes, the steps are easy, and the partners constantly change positions and turn around. Its music beat is 4/4 beats, and the speed is about 43 bars per minute. It is precisely because of its cheerful music, funny dance and lively and light pace that it has been recognized by more and more people.