Dance has evolved a great deal into what we see it as today. Were we to watch dance performed on stage as it was thousands of years ago, we would not recognize it. It began in many tribes as folk dance, a way for people to express religious beliefs and cultural heritage. From there, it has taken many different paths to evolve into the genres we know today. This website will attempt to take a look at one of them, ballet, and some of the influential people that have helped bring it to where it is today. It will also look at some of the major developments that took place in themes and on stage .
Perhaps the best way to see these changes is to look at specific examples, some of the most successful ballets ever brought to the stage:
