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Ballet is a type of dance that is featured on the show.
History[]
Ballet originated in Italian Renaissance courts, and later developed in France and Russia.[1] It takes a lot of practice and precision, and is highly technical.[1]
Ballet barres are used to encourage ballet dancers at The Next Step Dance Studio to elevate their technique.
Ballet is a rare style of dance to be performed on the show. Very few dancers specialize in this genre and even fewer perform just ballet choreography; most perform a mix of ballet and another style. As of the second half of Season 8, there are no ballet dancers on A-Troupe.
Dancers[]
- Abi
- Baby Ballet
- Chloe
- Daniel
- Elliot
- Kingston
- La Ballet de la Reine
- Margie
- Olivia
- Richelle
- Riley
- Sonia Rodriguez
Ballet Songs[]
- "Berceuse"
- "Hood Rose"
- "The Nutcracker"
Trivia[]
- Although Richelle is normally known as an acro dancer, according to her Talking Heads caption in an episode, she is a ballet dancer.[2]
- Although Riley is normally known as a contemporary dancer, according to her in her Talking Heads in an episode, ballet is her style.[3]
- Although dancing en pointe is the highest accomplishment for a female ballet dancer, only two official ballet dancers have been seen to do this: Chloe[4] and Richelle.[5]
- Riley and Richelle have both danced en pointe at Nationals and Regionals in duets with James and Noah respectively, both of which won and brought them to the next round of the competition.[3][9]
- Both Riley and Richelle have also danced solos on pointe, something which Chloe has not done; when she auditioned for La Ballet de la Reine, she danced in soft shoe.[10] Riley's pointe solo is deemed "perfect" by James[11] and Richelle's is deemed "almost flawless" by Emily and "amazing" by Noah,[2] although admittedly, James was commending Riley for being perfect, despite claiming that he means the dance is perfect.
- The only male dancers to have performed ballet solos are West and Alfie, despite them being hip-hop and jazz dancers respectively,[10][12] with West taking on the temporary Talking Heads caption of "Aspiring Ballet Dancer".
- The only two ballet pas de deux on the show have been performed by Eldon and Chloe,[4] and Noah and Richelle.[9]
- Brittany Raymond performed her "When the War Is Over" pointe solo for The Next Step: Live on Stage (2015) tour[14] that also airs in The Next Step Live: The Movie.[15]
- Briar Nolet, Shelby Bain and Alexandra Chaves performed a contemporary pointe trio to "Emulation" for The Next Step - Absolute Dance Live On Stage in 2019 that incorporates some of the choreography that Piper and Elliot perform in their duet in the show.[16][7]
Gallery[]
"Look at that painting!"
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pas De Don't." Wikia. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "I Don't Know". Wikia. Retrieved on February 18, 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Just the Two of Us." Wikia. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Pointe of No Return." Wikia. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Never Enough." Wikia. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "United and Divided." Wikia. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ↑ "It's a Wonderful Life, Piper - Part 2." Wikia. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "No Shell." Wikia. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Nutcracker Prince". Wikia. Retrieved on March 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Game On". Wikia. Retrieved on March 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Livin' on a Prayer". Wikia. Retrieved on March 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Good Girls Go Bad". Wikia. Retrieved on March 13, 2024.
- ↑ "The Next Step: Live on Stage (2015)." Wikia. Retrieved on December 22, 2023.
- ↑ "The Next Step Live: The Movie." Wikia. Retrieved on December 22, 2023.
- ↑ "[1]". YouTube (September 22, 2019). Retrieved on March 13, 2024.