A Short History of Ballet and Guitar - By: Tauqeer Hassan

A Ballet is a type of simple dance and it is an attraction for its simplicity and beautiful presentation. The dancers don’t use words, not even a whisper and the message is conveyed through body movements, face expressions and gestures. On the other hand, guitar is a musical instrument consisting of a number of strings tied to its wooden frame. Guitar’s origin comes from Spain believed to be invented by Malaga people.

The word “ballet” is derived from French and was borrowed into English around the 17th century. All of the body parts and facial expression are used by Ballet dancers as mediums of communicating with the audience. Guitar was not very popular in its early years and it struggled to favor by the end of 19th century.

The guitar was never respected during the Renaissance period and it was not a serious instrument. On the other hand, dancing has always been a medium for men and women to express their feelings throughout the history. Dancing is often performed during festivals when everyone is celebrating and Ballet as a form of dancing was not very different.

France is historically connected with ballet and it is recognized as the place where ballet truly developed as an art. The guitars of the early times were very small strung with four pair of strings but later it was redesigned and the size increased along with the improvement in sound and volume. The ballet dancers of the early times were not highly skilled as they are now. The French ballet dancers were usually known for their skills and they started giving public performance in theaters.

Ballet began as a form of entertainment for the Italian Renaissance court with the aim to please their King or Queen. The dancers were noble men and women. When guitar was revived by Francisco Tarrega, he started performing in public and he also wrote lessons on guitar teachings and started the tradition of playing with fingernails. Many guitarists like Segovia were influenced by him.

There are academies present for training of ballet and guitar lessons. Many societies and magazines are dedicated to the guitar and there are many guitar concerts nowadays. While a lot of young men and women join them and only extensive training in dance academies and ballet schools teach ballet skills. As time has passed, new dancing skills have developed and dressing styles have also changed as the modern ballet has flourished.

Nowadays, guitar and ballet have their own importance. The ballet dance appeals globally and the ballet dancers had spead the techniques they have taught to other countries while also establishing schools and dance academies in United States and Russia.

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