The language of the ballet is in French; it all began in France with King Louis XIV in the 17th century. Wherever ballet is studied, the names of the steps are in French: tendu, grande battement ...

The final decades of the 17th Century saw ballet performances move from the courts to the stage. Ballet became more of a show, dancers began training professionally, ...

Ballet originated in Italy, as a form of court entertainment in the 15th and 16th century. However, the ballet that we all know and love came to rise in France in the 17th century, from King Louis ...