Portal:Ballet

Portal to Ballet

Welcome to the Ballet Portal!
Here you will find articles about ballet, ballet dancers, and more!
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Featured Article

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a celebrated 20th century ballet and modern dancer and choreographer. He was born in Siberia, Soviet Union, and attended the Kirov Ballet School.

Articles by Categories

▼ Ballet choreographers
  George Balanchine
  Vaslav Nijinsky
  Rudolf Nureyev
  Marius Petipa
▼ Ballet companies
  Ballets Russes
  Mariinsky Ballet
  New York City Ballet
  Paris Opera Ballet
  The Royal Ballet
▼ Ballet composers
► Sergei Prokofiev
  Léo Delibes
  Igor Stravinsky
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
▼ Ballet dancers
  Dorothée Gilbert
  Margot Fonteyn
  Vaslav Nijinsky
  Rudolf Nureyev
  Anna Pavlova
  Marius Petipa
  Marie Taglioni
▼ Ballet styles and genres
► Classical ballets
► Neoclassical ballets
► Romantic ballets
  Classical ballet
  Neoclassical ballet
  Romantic ballet
▼ Ballet terminology
  Pas de deux
  Pointe technique

Did You Know?

Pavlova as the Dying Swan
  • ... that the first performance of Swan Lake in 1877 was considered a failure?
  • ... that George Balanchine was born in Russia?
  • ... that Anna Pavlova (pictured) founded her own ballet company?
Choreographer Marius Petipa in 1898

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