The Origins and History of Ballet

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This printable ballet history worksheet gives high school students 15 reading comprehension questions based on a passage about the origins and development of ballet. Questions cover where and when ballet began, the Renaissance influences, the Ballet Comique de la Reine, King Louis XIV's role, the five positions of the feet, the emergence of female dancers, and Jean-Georges Noverre's contributions to the genre. Useful for art-history units, dance classes, or cultural-history surveys.