The royal dance troupe took first in Havana, the Cuban capital on. Already after a short time, all five shows sold out, so three additional performances on big screen had been. In addition to the recognition of Cuban prima ballerina Alicia Alonso (88 years), the Cuban Carlos Acosta, the star of the ballet company from London, a co-operation. Among other things, “Giselle,” “Swan Lake” and “Romeo and Juliet” listed first, and “Manon” by Kenneth MacMillan.

Ballet is a classical dance, with musical accompaniment in the ballet costumes on stage by one or more dancers will be listed. Choreography will vary depending on the ballet performance in the movements, positions, steps and jumps … more
The concept of ballet is derived from the Italian word “Ballo”, which “dance” means. “Balletto is the Diminuitiv and means” dance “. This term is the classical ballet is not really fair, in which it comes to musical accompaniment under the artistic stage dance presentation. The word ballet has yet another meaning: The idea of dancing on a stage to music. This is the main part of the performance from the dance or is part of a larger body of work such as an opera, operetta or a musical. Ballet means but also its own art form at the theater next to opera, theater and concert. As a “ballet” is also the Read the rest of this entry »

Classical dance was born in Italy in the fifteenth century and was gradually spread to the rest of Europe and in several countries. The origin of the ballet may be considered during the Renaissance.

Catherine of  Medici who belonged to a family of Florence was the first to introduce the customs of the holidays with the types of Italian dance. Since then, he developed what we know as classical ballet or dance in the court of France after conversion to Queen Catherine of France in 1547. Read the rest of this entry »