Russian ballet :
Russian ballet is a method of ballet technique that originated in Russia. It has very expressive upper bodywork,with extra attention focused on the "line" of the dancer. In comparison with English or French styles, the Russian method is more extreme, with higher arabesques and longer bodylines. The style is often considered forceful and showy. An ideal look for all ballet dancers, and not just Russian dancers, is a long neck, legs, and arms. They are flexible, slim, and strong with a short torso.

Ballet today in the United States was partly adopted from the Russian influence. The New York City Ballet was co-founded by a man named George Balanchine. A key dancer from Moscow named Mikhail Mordkin started the company that later was called American Ballet Theatre.

Many ballet instructors were poor in Russia so companies like Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes went on tours in Western Europe promoting and making money for the company. Many of Russia’s excellent dancers opened up schools and became very popular.

Russia has given many of its techniques and styles too much of Europe which spread to the United States. The Russian Ballet Company was based in Moscow at the Bolshoi Theatre, and it was founded in 1776. The Bolshoi had a contemporary and earthy style it also had symphonic music and a dramatic action. Russian Ballet is still appreciated in the U.S. today.
 
Russian ballet Company :
   
Russian National Balletcompany Ballet Stars of Moscow Theatres company
   
Imperial Russian Ballet company Moscow City Ballet company
   
Kremlin Ballet theatre Boris Eifman Ballet company
   
Kinetic Theatre Eugenij Panfilov Ballet
   
Moscow Festival Ballet  
 
Technique of Ballet :


Ballet techniques are generally grouped by the area in which they originated, such as Russian ballet, French ballet, Italian ballet, and American ballet.

Ballet, especially classical ballet, puts great emphasis on the method and execution of movement. Young dancers receive a rigorous education in their school's method of dance, which begins when they are young and ends with graduation from high school. Students are required to learn the names, meanings, and precise technique of each movement they learn. Emphasis is put on building strength in the legs and upper body, and on developing flexibility.

Some methods use Ballet Examinations, to grade students on their dance technique. Sometimes, students take written tests on the theory taught in class. Ballet makes use of the body and its unique composure, mixed motion with earthbound performers.

For example, during the grand jete, the dancer may appear to hover. Physically, his/her center of mass describes a parabola, as does a ball, when thrown. However, advantage is taken of the limitation in the human ability to calculate center of mass when a projectile changes its configuration in flight. When leaping, the dancer extends the arms and legs and lowers the head. The manoeuvre camouflages the fall and leads the audience to perceive the dancer is floating.

A Pas de Chat (step of the cat) is a movement in ballet which, when performed correctly, the dancer must stay in the air for as long as possible with both feet and arms off the ground. This movement gives the illusion that the dancer is floating.Specific methods are named after the ballet master or mistress who originated them, such as the Vaganova method after Agrippina Vaganova, the Balanchine method after George Balanchine, and the Cecchetti method after Enrico Cecchetti.

Depending on where the dancer places his or her arms and legs, the dancer can make them look longer or shorter depending on their preference. By placing them farther behind the body it creates the illusion of shorter arms or legs, and by moving them forward, longer.
 
 
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