Ballet NYC - History and Mission

The History and Mission of the New York City Ballet

Edgar Degas's painting, entitled Dance Class at the Opera, shows four women dressed in beautiful, almost ethereal looking ballet dresses, complete with sashes at the waist and perfect buns.

Some of the women are waiting and others are preparing for what the viewer believes, will be a fantastic program. Degas was able to portray movement, passion, and the belief that the ballerinas were preparing for something in such a distinctive, yet persuasive way, that the viewer can't help but be pulled into the painting. This is often the case with ballet, a form of art, of dance, unparalleled by others, yet studied by many. The grace, discipline and pain that come with ballet are not only studied, but should be admired as well. As a short introduction to ballet, this paper will focus on...
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