Ballet: 10 things you don't know!

                                                                            Ten interesting things you don't know and would like to know about ballet!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Ballet is a high-level art form that requires systematic practice to become a professional dancer.

There are some facts you may not know about this particular art.

1.  Ballet originated in 15th century Italy.
2.  The noses of point It is a rigid box made of thick layers of fabric and cardboard that is stiffened with glue.
3.  Women were not allowed to dance until 1681, so they could not engage in ballet.
4.  A male dancer can lift half a ton in total when dancing with ballerinas during a performance. That's the weight of an average car.
5.  The Royal Ballet founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois, it became the ballet that was based on Royal Opera House and received a royal charter in 1956.
6.  Professional ballet dancers change two to three pairs of ballet shoes per week. Some dancers even use that many shoes for a single performance.
7.  The first ballet to win an Olivier Award was “Romeo and Juliet” which was presented at the London Ballet Festival at the London Coliseum.
8.  The energy required for a performance is equivalent to that needed for two full football games or running 18 miles.
9.  A tutu It takes up to 90 hours of work to build, which is about 4 days.

 Every time a dancer makes a jump on the point three times his weight is transferred to the tip of his big toe. 

Article source: balleton.gr

Information source: officiallondontheatre.co.uk