romantic ballet
Pointe, tutu, passion
Romantic ballet is a style of ballet that emerged in the early nineteenth century, emphasizing emotion, supernatural themes, and ethereal femininity.
Dancers portrayed sylphs, spirits, and doomed heroines in gossamer tutus and pointe shoes—innovations of the era.
Works like *Giselle* and *La Sylphide* exemplify the form: The company revived several romantic ballets for the anniversary season.
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
- pointe shoesRigid-toed dance footwear
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
- swanLarge graceful waterbird
- sylphGraceful, slender woman
ethereal · graceful · pirouette · Giselle · tragic heroine · moonlit · moonlit glade · corsage · rose petals · delicate · tragic · love · pas de deux · flowing · dreamy · ghostly · fallen woman · tulle
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