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| DID YOU KNOW: |
| Between 1643 and 1715 a French choreographer, Pierre Beauchamps, codified the 5 positions of the feet (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th). |
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| Invisible wires were first time for the illusion of flying in 1796, for Flore et Zephire. |
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| Louis XIV was given the title 'Sun King', this was derived from his role he danced in a ballet. |
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| Ballet was derived from the word ballare, meaning to dance. |
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| Ballet Blanc is french meaning 'white ballet', it is used to describe ballets such as Giselle, where the female dancers wear calf-length white dresses known as the Romantic style tutu. |
| Marie Taglioni was the first to do toe dancing to show lightness and insubstantiality for La Sylphide in 1832. |
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| Jazz: All About Jazz |