there needs to be a Ted talk series for dancers

I never realized ballet has and is changing. Very interesting to see how it has advanced.

Ursula Hageli brings such articulate and highly informative narration to this wonderful series. Additionally, there is something of an introduction to various members of the company. I feel tremendous admiration and respect for everyone involved here. An expert production. (P.S. The Royal Ballet is coming to New York !)

I'm so jealous of their hyper extended legs!!! 😭😭😭😭😭

Hi, dance is recorded in a series of notations - much the same as a score for music - so we have records of steps and how pieces were danced. Very old dance notations go back to the early 1700s!

Fantastic! As someone who studied Horton techniques, tap and Jack Cole Hindu jazz - this site will be my school. It comes 60 years too late but netter late than never, eh?

I didn't know dance could perk such an interest in my life, I love it.

We need more of these! What a treat to see all of this from Ms. Hageli.

me, never experienced a single wink of ballet: wow..shoulders..stronge..buff..feet fly mm

Gorgeous history of the ballet and dance!! Truly incredible baroque gown the woman is wearing as well.

This is wonderful! It's fun to see the movements in action! Thanks for posting!!!!

Such a great series. They must do it again.

My favourite ballet would be the one of Claire's times - forgot what it's called :D. These days ballet has too much emphasis on flexibility. Ballet can be beautiful on its own without the acrobatic quality added to it.

love, Love, LOVE this series

I don't dance anymore but I did MANY moons ago. I still find ballet videos like this very interesting, thanks for sharing!

Ursula! How marvelous to find you online in this wonderful ballet series! BRAVO!! Your friend from Stuttgart days Kristine Elliott xxo

degas is my favourite artist coz he painted beautiful dancers

More please! So wonderful

What a beautiful project! thank you.

So fascinating. I absolutely love ROH.

Rewatching... Again ☺️😍

I loved it :) Its nice to see the movements rather then just talking about it :) thank you

I think a lot of the time people observing dance forget that the types of costumes actually have a purpose. I'm a belly dancer, and the costumes have changed from fully covering dresses to the bedlah usually seen now, reason being we do a lot of muscular work with our abdominals and hips that you couldn't see otherwise. And although many contemporary dancers wear stomach revealing costumes, belly dancers are considered 'prostitutes' by many, mainly the middle east. Perspective changes everything

How old is too old to learn Ballet? It's just fascinating, I was always too shy as a kid.

Most ballet historians seem to have forgotten that the court dancing that is supposedly the “origin” of ballet in the baroque era was just an offshoot of the theatrical dancing at the time. Early on, legs were high, jumps were big and virtuosic, and even in the grotesque style, there were acrobatics. She is demonstrating the noble social dance at the time, but ballet today did not evolve from this.

this was so cool, more please!

Cool! More would be great. Thanks ROH!!

I absolutely love this! Wish it had been a bit longer though, I could never tire of this!

I absolutely love this series!!! This is an excellent companion material for my ballet history study!!! Do you publish any book summarizing the contents and the DVD?

wonderful to know this!

Lovely video!! Thank you very much!!!!

I used to dance with the Alabama Ballet and before that, the Nashville Ballet. We did outreaches for school kids. This would have been a wonderful demonstration to include.

oh my god, she did the narration in a costume!

This was excellent! Thank you so much or sharing!

fascinating, thanks for posting this.

What a good video. Thank you!

Amazing vídeo! I Always asked myself how it worked in the past. Seems simple and beautiful.

OH I WANT TO SEE MORE!!!

Very interesting. It would be good to see more such educational videos. Thank you.

what a nice class

I like old ballet

wow!! i love this video!

I'm writing a novel about a ballerina who time travels to the 18th century. This video is very helpful research. Thanks!

romany's face when she walks forward with the same arm and leg moving cracks me up

AMAZING! Lovely. The only type of history lesson I enjoy haha.

So elegant!

That was very interesting. I've always wondered what the steps would have looked like in the early days. Great video, and charming dancers.

So beautiful

Then there's the Versailles glide. You'd walk on the balls of your feet, taking quick short steps. The idea was that you'd look like you were floating on a lake; Not bad when you're in your regular clothes. But doing it in a hoop skirt, jewelry, heavy clothing...

I don't know anything about ballet just ended up in this video quite randomly but this is actually quite interesting

Lovely!

Fascinating! :)

Very interesting Bravo!!!

Fascinating

awesome!

Very enjoyable!

Awesome.

Melissa you were doing great!! :D

Omg... amazing

Very informative thanks.

I feel the same way. Always.

I so want to go swan lake or black swan on stage . Just love it x

Fantastic :)

Definitely worth another of watch!

I wish I could take a class like this at college.

I absolutely love the Taglioni style!!!

More please :)

Interesting. Would like to see more of the same.

This woman has such a cool dress

I wish Royal Ballet would revive "La Péri" (1843).

Claire's pointe shoes are BREATHTAKING! What brand are they? :)

I should do that to train my ankles! :D

thumbs up if you hit pause at the ponche

that ponche :o

Can you please come in and give this presentation to my students?!?!?!?! :)

Good luck with your novel!

Would love to see a piece of Baroque dance with the costumes and music - what about dancing on a Bach bourrée, minuet or gigue? Royal Ballet 萬歲!

Ha! So interesting!

I don't understand something... She says that in the 18th century the first position was not as turned out as today (wich obviously makes sense) but few seconds later she asks the dancers to do the other positions and the one that does the fifth does it with a "nowadays" turn out. So was the fifth position back in the 18th century, as turbed out as today (as the dancer demonstrates it) or was it more like the third position ?

that last second, the split, beautiful.

cool, thanks for replying back :)

amazing arabesque i want to be like all of you some day :)

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Very nice video! However... has anyone noticed the terribly wrong transcripts in the English subtitles?

Nice idea bringing out this series. Thank you. Nevertheless I can't agree with the theory of a "quarter rise" and "super strong ankles" in consequence. The 3 or 4 cm heels of baroque shoes added, you arrive at a quite usual foot activity. :)

Haha when she grabs her back at the end... I know the feeling but i certainly can't get that high :L

how the crowd speak in the final part when is 2010

No art is static. Great way to point that out about ballet.

Heyyy my name's Ursula :3

Rohan, Take a hike troll

now i know..

real ballet

Wow that Romany girl reminds me of me. Kind of freaky, but kinda cool. :)

SO INTERESTING! how do we know how they USED to dance??

I feel like 1900 and present day should switch

Тоесть получается они не изучали старинные танцы? Ведь красивые позы это оттуда

I got idea for ballet show it about a crooked mayor who dancing with mobsters they dancing around ways to frame a woman over her own painting that she painted the other characters is some crooked cops and some crooked street people. They dance around hiding video footage of a woman who they are framing her over her own painting that is painted. I think a very dramatic dance with dramatic music

Is there such a ballet that only does the frst century ballet moves?

2021 someone?

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