2013年职称英语考试《卫生类C级》考试真题_职称英语考试真题卫生类

2013年职称英语考试《卫生类C级》考试真题

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The Development of Ballet

Ballet is a dance form that has a long history. The fact that it survives to this dayshows that it has adjusted as times have changed.

Ballet began in the royal courts during the Renaissance. At that time it became commonfor kings and queens, as well as other nobility, to participate in pageantsthat included music,poetry, and dance. As these entertainments moved from theItalian courts to the French ones,court ladies began participating in them.Though their long dresses prevented much movement,they were able to perform elaborate walking patterns. It was not until the 1600s that womendancersshortened their skirts, changed to flat shoes, and began doing some of theleaps and turns performed by men.

It was also in the 1600s that professional ballet began. King Louis XIV of France,himself a devoted dancer, founded the Royal Academy of Dance. The five basicfeet positions from which all ballet steps begin were finalized. In the late1700s another important change occurred.Ballet began to tell a story on itsown. It was no longer simply dance to be performed between acts of plays.Elaborate wigs and costumes were eliminated. By the early 1800s dancers learnedto rise on their toes to make it appear that they were floating.