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Thanks to ballet being such an influential art form, there are many ballet companies all around the world.
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Each country uses their own cultures and societies to inform the art. Therefore, you can understand why each company is very individual.
Each country tends to have their own way of training and technique so the dancers have a certain style, training or technique in which the company have influenced.
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A lot of companies have an association with a ballet school which trains the younger dancers for the profession. This helps to produce dancers with the certain style and training in which the company want. It would be traditional for the school to provide nearly all of the company dancers but unfortunately, nowadays, the companies tend to have mostly international dancers. There are a huge number of different dance companies around the world. Every ballet company is made up of a group of dancers who perform not only perform just ballet, but also a variety of different dance styles such as contemporary or neo-classical. The companies range from being purely classical, contemporary, or being versatile and having repertoire from all sorts of styles of dance. I'm sure you've probably seen a ballet production at the theatre, and this would have been performed by a certain ballet company.
A company will generally have a home theatre where they are based and perform most of their performances, however many companies tour around their home country or go worldwide. The photograph on the right is of American Ballet Theatre performing "Sylvia".
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Each company will have different repertoire but most companies will perform the traditional ballets such as such as Swan Lake or Giselle. The list would be endless to state every single dance company. I'm sure you are probably most familiar with the companies around your country but there are so many more around the world! It is fascinating to discover how significant ballet really is to the world. It is a beautiful art form that allows dancers to express themselves through the movement and the music. You'll notice by looking at the list below how prominent ballet is in so many countries. Let me familiarize you with the importance and the difference in regional ballet. Here are some names of some of the most leading ballet companies and schools around the world -
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Ballet Russes New York Ballet (City Overview) New York City Ballet (The Company) Also known as - NYC Ballet American Ballet Theater American Ballet Theatre Houston Ballet San Francisco Ballet Ballet Folklorico (Mexico) Australian Ballet Paris Opera Ballet Nashville Ballet Smuin Ballet (San Francisco) Richmond Ballet Ballet Arizona Austin Ballet Alberta Ballet Lawrenceville school of ballet Canadia Ballet Philidelphia Ballet Seattle Ballet Chicago Ballet
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