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Maybe you’re trying to figure out where you’ve seen that soloist before, deciding to subscribe to a company’s season or wondering what it means to have a good attitude. The sources below will help you take a deeper look at ballet. Find histories, dancer bios, and reviews from around the world; get a live experience by buying your ballet tickets online; or get in touch with ballerinas and ballet fans via a dance forum.

Ballet History and Research

The history of ballet began in 1661, and new ballets are being written, choreographed and performed every day. If you’re interested in tracing ballet’s progression, explore the sites below, which offer both historical information and a wealth of material for researching the modern dance scene.

Dulcinea's Insight

  • For more information about a specific dancer, enter his or her name into a search engine and see if the dancer has a personal homepage.
  • Ballet company Web sites often provide their own history as well as a bit of general ballet history. You can find a list of ballet companies in the Buying Dance Tickets section of this guide.

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Dancing Online , part of a Northeastern University graduate student’s homepage, delivers this concise, readable, and comprehensive essay on ballet history. It lists all the important companies and movements since 1661, and is a good jumping-off point for further research.
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The Ballet , a privately run ballet information site, offers a complete history of ballet broken down by period. Select the era or country you’re interested in from the index on the left, or scroll through all the pages starting at the beginning. Also explore the site’s Ballet Encyclopedia, which includes entries for dancers, ballets and choreographers.
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American Ballet Theatre has a library whose mission is to capture both the 65-year history of the Theatre and important elements of ballet in general. Explore terms in the Ballet Dictionary or investigate entire ballets with the Repertory Archive, which provides information about past performances. Browse the Archive using the convenient links at the top of the page to see the list by ballet, choreographer, or composer.
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The Ballerina Gallery commemorates dozens of the world’s best ballerinas with individual photo galleries and autobiographies. The Gallery was last updated in 2002, but it’s a good source for investigating the women who have made ballet history.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art includes ballet-related artwork on its “Timeline of Art History.” Trace the chronology of ballet’s appearance in fine art.
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News and Reviews of Ballet

Quality ballets are performed all over the country and world, and the Internet resources can help ... read more »

Buy Ballet Tickets

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Ballet Blogs and Forums

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