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Al final de la lección, los estudiantes podrán describir los orígenes del ballet clásico en el siglo XVI.

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Identificar a las figuras más destacadas en la historia del ballet clásico del siglo XVI.

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¿Cómo influyó el ballet clásico del siglo XVI en las artes escénicas modernas?

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Presentación sobre el surgimiento del ballet en el Renacimiento italiano y su expansión en Europa.

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Discutir en grupos sobre la importancia de figuras como Catherine de' Medici y su contribución al ballet.

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Investigar sobre un personaje destacado del ballet en el siglo XVI y crear una entrada de Padlet.

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Para estudiantes avanzados, investigar cómo se profesionalizó el ballet en Europa. Para estudiantes que necesitan reforzar, visualizar un video sobre los pasos básicos del ballet clásico.

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Learn Basic Ballet Vocab with Demonstration for Beginners I @trainwithkendall

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Evaluación formativa: Observación en clase

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Evaluación formativa: Observación en clase

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Observar las discusiones en clase y los aportes individuales durante las actividades grupales.

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Un cuestionario breve sobre los temas discutidos para evaluar la comprensión individual.

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Reflexionar en grupo sobre cómo el ballet clásico del siglo XVI se conecta con las tendencias actuales del ballet.

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Escribir un punto clave que aprendieron sobre el ballet del siglo XVI antes de salir del aula.

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Leer un artículo sobre la evolución del ballet desde el siglo XVI hasta hoy.

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The history of ballet begins around 1500 in Italy. Terms like "ballet" and "ball" stem from the Italian word "ballare," which means "to dance."

When Catherine de Medici of Italy married the French King Henry II, she introduced early dance styles into court life in France.

At first, the dancers wore masks, layers upon layers of brocaded costuming, pantaloons, large headdresses, and ornaments. Such restrictive clothing was sumptuous to look at but difficult to move in. Dance steps were composed of small hops, slides, curtsies, promenades, and gentle turns. Dancing shoes had small heels and resembled formal dress shoes rather than any contemporary ballet shoe we might recognize today.

The official terminology and vocabulary of ballet was gradually codified in French over the next 100 years, and during the reign of Louis XIV, the king himself performed many of the popular dances of the time. Professional dancers were hired to perform at court functions after King Louis and fellow noblemen had stopped dancing.

A whole family of instruments evolved during this time as well. The court dances grew in size, opulence, and grandeur to the point where performances were presented on elevated platforms so that a greater audience could watch the increasingly pyrotechnic and elaborate spectacles. Jump ahead 200 years and take a look at the proscenium stage at the War Memorial Opera House -- the elevation of the stage and dramatic height of the curtained opening will remind visitors of this development first hand.

From Italian roots, ballets in France and Russia developed their own stylistic character. By 1850 Russia had become a leading creative center of the dance world, and as ballet continued to evolve, certain new looks and theatrical illusions caught on and became quite fashionable. Dancing en pointe (on toe) became popular during the early part of the nineteenth century, with women often performing in white, bell-like skirts that ended at the calf. Pointe dancing was reserved for women only, and this exclusive taste for female dancers and characters inspired a certain type of recognizable Romantic heroine - a sylph-like fairy whose pristine goodness and purity inevitably triumphs over evil or injustice.

In the early twentieth century, the Russian theatre producer Serge Diaghilev brought together some of that country's most talented dancers, choreographers, composers, singers, and designers to form a group called the Ballet Russes. The Ballet Russes toured Europe and America, presenting a wide variety of ballets. Here in America, ballet grew in popularity during the 1930's when several of Diaghilev's dancers left his company to work with and settle in the U.S. Of these, George Balanchine is one of the best known artists who firmly established ballet in America by founding the New York City Ballet. Another key figure was Adolph Bolm, the first director of San Francisco Ballet School.

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Visit the official website of Atlanta Ballet, one of the nation's premier dance companies.

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Crear una línea de tiempo en Padlet o otro tipo de aplicación sobre el desarrollo del ballet en el siglo XVI, incluyendo figuras destacadas y eventos importantes.