Ballet History Slide Show

Ballet History Slide Show (Google Slides)

This slide show briefly covers ballet history from origin to the late 20th century. There is information about its origin in Italy and its move to France. It also covers eras of ballet including the classical era, romantic era, neoclassical era, and contemporary era. This slide show includes historical photos and video resources from YouTube include two brief TedEd talks- one about the origin of ballet and about The Rite of Spring ballet.

Other videos are of specific ballet previews related back to the information in the slide show (La Sylphide, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Rite of Spring, etc.). The slide show also covers specific people including Taglioni, Diaghilev, and Balanchine.

This slide show aligns with a ballet history crossword puzzle (free resource) which can be used to supplement the material. The crossword puzzle can also be used as a review, an assignment, or for substitute plans.