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The History of Ballet. Early Ballet . First ballet— Le Ballet Comique de la Reine (The Comic Ballet of the Queen) Dancers were masked and wore excessively heavy costumes. All roles danced by males. Ballet Early History, Continued. 1681—women began to dance in ballet de cour
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Early Ballet • First ballet—Le Ballet Comique de la Reine (The Comic Ballet of the Queen) • Dancers were masked and wore excessively heavy costumes. • All roles danced by males
Ballet Early History, Continued • 1681—women began to dance in ballet de cour • Paris becomes dance capital of the world • Louis XIV was a great lover of ballet • 1661—founded Academie de Danse