BalletNY and the History of Ballet

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Describing ballet as a classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement and elaborate formal technique, the writer of this articles presents a history of ballet. The writer looks at the BalletNY company and notes that BalletNY has become a well known and respected dance Company. The writer discusses BalletNY's principal dancers. The writer concludes that the New York City Ballet has done what BalletNY hopes to do, acquire one of the largest, most faithful, intelligent, and enthusiastic audiences in the American theater world.

Outline:
Humble Beginnings
The Emergence of Ballet
Opra Ballet
Liberation Ballerina
Social Change
A Decline In Interest
The New York City Ballet and BalletNY: Full Circle
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"Formerly DanceGalaxy, BalletNY was founded in 1997 by former New York City Ballet Principal Ballerina Judith Fugate and International Guest Artist Medhi Bahiri. BalletNY is comprised of accomplished principals and soloists who have danced with leading American and international ballet companies such as New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theater of Harlem, and the Joffrey Ballet, among others."
"Judith Fugate is a former principal ballerina with the New York City Ballet. She has danced roles in virtually every ballet in the NYCB repertoire counting Peter Martins and Mikhail Baryshnikov among her many famous partners. In 1997, she left the New York City Ballet Company to purse a career as a freelance Guest Artist and Co-Artistic Director of what is now known as BalletNY."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, Jack. Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Book Company, 1986.
• BalletNY, (2006) Retrieved May 15, 2006 <www.balletny.org>.
• Banes, Sally. Dancing Women: Female Bodies on Stage. London & New York: Routledge, 1998.
• Collins, Karyn. "Does Classicism Have a Color?" Dance Magazine, June 2005.
• Croce, Arlene. After Images. New York: Knopf, 1977.

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