Louis XIV was trained in ballet starting during his childhood. When he was fifteen years old Louis played in a ballet as Apollo the sun god. Louis ended up playing in eighty major roles in many different ballets, as many different characters. Although Louis XIV was a very skilled dancer his main contribution to Ballet was when he founded the Royal Academy of Dance in 1661. After opening the Royal Academy of Dance Louis XIV appointed Pierre Beauchamp as his personal ballet master. Beauchamp defined the five main positions in ballet that are still used today. After the opening of the Royal Academy of Dance another dance academy was opened in France in 1669 called the Paris Opera Ballet and is known today as the oldest ballet company in the world. Later on ballet in France was not as popular, but it moved on to other countries such as Russia. Today some of the best ballet dancers come from
Louis XIV was trained in ballet starting during his childhood. When he was fifteen years old Louis played in a ballet as Apollo the sun god. Louis ended up playing in eighty major roles in many different ballets, as many different characters. Although Louis XIV was a very skilled dancer his main contribution to Ballet was when he founded the Royal Academy of Dance in 1661. After opening the Royal Academy of Dance Louis XIV appointed Pierre Beauchamp as his personal ballet master. Beauchamp defined the five main positions in ballet that are still used today. After the opening of the Royal Academy of Dance another dance academy was opened in France in 1669 called the Paris Opera Ballet and is known today as the oldest ballet company in the world. Later on ballet in France was not as popular, but it moved on to other countries such as Russia. Today some of the best ballet dancers come from