Yr9 Dance.

Neo Ballet
By Chloe Kendall 
 Where did it Originate?
Ballet Originated from France as a
Romantic Expression of art. It started as
Romantic Classical Ballets.
Over time, a new dance faze came in which

was the Modern Neo Ballet, or Lyrical

Ballet.
 When did it Originate?
 Ballet originated in 1416 by Domenico di
piacenza. A few hundred years later
Enrico Checchetti Became a famous Male
ballerina. In 1850, Enrico started his
own Company called ‘Checehetti’ which
is still going on today.
 How has it developed over
time?
I think it has become more well known,
and more people are aware of it,
because Classical has been around for
hundreds of years and Neo is more
modern. Classical expressed more
romantic expressions. Neo expresses
more emotion towards the music.
 What are some of the most
common steps?
 In Ballet there are 7 Basic Movements in
dance. They are
 Plie- to bend.
 Entendue- to stretch.
 Relieve- to rise
 Glissade- to glide or slide
 Saute- to jump
 Elance- to dart
 Turne- to turn
 What kind of costuming is
typically used for style.
 The typical costume is usually a nice flowey dress.
It really depends on the dance or music. Eg: if
the music is soft you shouldn’t a have a strong
colour like bright orange you should stick with
the pale colours.
 The dress should allow you to move around and let
them see what you are doing with your body so it
shouldn’t be baggy. With your dress you wear pale
pink clean tights and clean Ballet shoes.
 What Shoes do you wear?
 In a Neo Ballet performance the usual
foot wear is Ballet shoes. Sometimes
people can get away with wearing Foot
pads, (which is what you wear in a
Contemporary) but depends what type of
dance it is. When you are performing
you must have clean ballet shoes, with
either Ribbons or Elastics neatly
sewed on. In a Neo ballet you can’t
wear Pointe shoes, they must be soft
ballet shoes.
 Can you learn this style in
Bendigo?
 In Bendigo there are a range of dance
schools you can choose to learn
Ballet. They all offer different
styles, like Pointe Classes, Open
ballet classes, and Exam work. In the
school holidays there are usually
local competitions which you can
compete in.