Ballet is a French word that had its origin in the Italian word balletto, a diminutive of ballo(dance) that comes from Latin ballo, ballare, what does it mean “to dance“, which in turn comes from Greek “βαλλίζω” (ballizo), “to dance, jump”.
Ballet is a style of performative dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the 15th century and that later came to France and Russia. From there, became a broad and highly technical style, with their own vocabulary based on French terminology. This modality has a global influence and defined the fundamental techniques used in many other dance genres and cultures. Ballet has been taught in several schools around the world, that historically incorporated their own culture and, as a result, led this art to evolve in many different ways, originating distinct methodologies (in chronological order):
- École Française (France)
- Royal Danish Ballet (August Bournonville, Denmark)
- Checchetti Method (Enrico Checchetti, Italy)
- Royal Academy of Dance (England)
- Vaganova Method (Agrippina Vaganova, Russia)
- Balanchine Method (George Balanchine, USA)
- Cuban Ballet Method (Alicia and Fernando Alonso, Cuba).
The Conservatório Internacional de Ballet e Dança Annarella Sánchez follows the methodology of the Cuban School of Ballet, the latest methodology, but also the most daring.
The Cuban method brings together the best of methodologies prior to Latin American spirit and physics, in a perfect combination of fitness for physical conditions, Latin music and artistic expression.
Classes are very expansive and work a lot with allegros, batteries and turns. Cuban dancers are known for their agility and strength.
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