"Giselle", The emblematic piece of the romantic period. Guided by Pécour, skills and style of the Opera dancers replace grace and geometry.

Love between mortals and spirits.This is the time when some of the current popular archetypes of ballet are born: sentimentalism, free love, extreme idealism against a miserable reality, love for nature as the truthful against civilization, cult of the individual person, exalting of sensibility over reason, heart and imagination that rule…Four dancers are very famous for this period in ballet history:And off course, these two ballets (I bet you’ve heard of them…):“The Sylph” (1832): choreography by Filipo Taglioni, script by M. Nourrit, main dancer Maria Taglioni.“Giselle” (1841): choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, script by Théofile Gautier and Vernoy de Saint Georges, music by Adolphe Adam, scenography by M. Cicéri, main dancer Carlotta Grissi .Luckily, these pieces are still alive and are performed by different companies around the world.

It relays universal messages of the human experience and can be enjoyed by audiences of any age.

Today the style he developed is known as neoclassical ballet, a style of dance between classical ballet and today’s contemporary ballet.

Ballet history is commonly divided by historians in chronological periods.

It also developed in Denmark. Classical ballet requires tutus, pointe shoes and scenery. The ballet is created for the female ‘stars’.• The use of pointes is established (since 1813). The origins of this popular dance movement can be traced to several influential dance masters such as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and Merce He was a dancer but is most recognized for his teaching skills and the development of his own technique. The idea behind the piece…Alonzo King’s Meyer… almost all of his works I love though…William Forsythe’s … well most things of his as well haha. The style of dance Balanchine developed, which lies between classical ballet and today's contemporary ballet, is known by today's standards as One dancer who trained with Balanchine and absorbed much of this neoclassical style was Contemporary ballet draws from both modern dance and classical ballet for its training methods and technique.

The combinations are endless.

In contemporary ballet, the music can range from the traditional classical music to popular music of today.

She is known as being the first dancer who abandons the usual wig and crinoline dress, to use a Greek style muslin tunic.But, what gives this period its historical name is the aesthetic revolution accomplished by Jean Georges Noverre (France 29 April 1727 - 1810).You might have heard of him, because nowadays the international day of dance honors and celebrates his birthday.He is so important for us, because he promulgates the idea of dance as an autonomous art. Dance, as well as arts, science and knowledge in general were exclusive for men until then…!• In 1713 the Opera founds its own school, which is entrusted to Pécour, the disciple of the royal dance master Beauchamp.• In 1725 another important dance book is edited.

We are already seeing it with the Balanchine repertory becoming more common, and the acquisition of the Forsythe, Wheeldon, Ratmansky, Peck ballets becoming a part of standard repertory around the world.

When in 1847, Petipa is invited by the Russian Ballet to work for them, he moves to Saint Petersburg where he’ll make a career of sixty years.Having the Mariinsky Theater as home, he rules over a company of 250 dancers, 80 students, more than 100 musicians and composers like L. Minkus, C.Pugni, R. Drigo.Ballet history recognize the pieces of the time for including the choreographic vocabulary from the French school and the technical achievements of the Italians.