Ballet History
Ballet started in France. True or False?
False. Ballet began in Italy during the Italian Renaissance, around the 15th century (1400s). It later became popular in France when Catherine de
Which king helped make ballet famous by performing in ballets himself? a) King Henry VIII b) King Louis XIV c) King Charles III
b) King Louis XIV. King Louis XIV (1638–1715) loved dancing and even performed in ballet productions. In 1661, he founded the Royal Academy of Dan
Ballet dancers always danced wearing pointe shoes. True or False?
False. The first ballet performances were danced in soft shoes. Pointe shoes only appeared in the early 1800s, and the ballerina Marie Taglioni m