Research

Hello again. Right now I'm doing research for my ballet project and I actually found some pretty interesting information. First off, I thought that ballet was developed in France, because all the moves have French names. I'm wrong, though. It actually first began in Renaissance Italy. They were dance performances in between courses of a banquet. They were further developed in France.

The very first ballet costumes limited the dancer's movement, as they were heavy and had many ornaments on them. Also, they had to wear huge head pieces. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Marie Camargo changed ballet costumes forever by shortening her skirt to her ankles. Soon, other ballerinas followed her example. Men changed their clothing too, by discarding the jackets they used to wear and keeping the tights. I will be posting the summary paper later on and that will include info on ballet clothing and such.