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Ballet

Ballet is a very formal and classic dance style that is performed to music. This form emerged in Italy as a distinctive form before the 16th century. The first ballet that combined movement, music, and sets was presented in France at the court of Catherine de Medici in 1581. The first ballet using trained women was The Triumph of Love in 1681.

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Tap

Tap, a style of American dance, is distinguished by percussive footwork that marks out precise rhythmic patterns on the floor. The basic roots of tap dancing are in clogging and African dance. The style was expanded in the 1930s and 1940s, when famous dancers such as Fred Astaire, Paul Draper, Ray Bolger, and Gene Kelly brought a new flare to tap.

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General Information

To dance is to move with the rhythm and beat of music with steps or gestures. A dance is a series of motions, steps, and arm movements typically choreographed to music, although dances can be done a cappella.