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{{Short description|Form of performance dance}}
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{{About|the dance form}}
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[[File:Edgar Degas - La Classe de danse.jpg|thumb|Classical bell tutus in ''[[The Ballet Class (Degas, Musée d'Orsay)|The Ballet Class]]'' by [[Edgar Degas|Degas]], 1874]]
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'''Ballet''' ({{IPA|fr|balɛ|lang}}) is a type of [[performance dance]] that originated during the [[Italian Renaissance]] in the fifteenth century and later developed into a [[concert dance]] form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with [[Glossary of ballet|its own vocabulary]]. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational [[ballet technique|techniques]] which are used in many other dance genres and cultures. Various schools around the world have incorporated their own cultures. As a result, ballet has evolved in distinct ways.

A ''ballet'' as a unified [[work of art|work]] comprises the [[choreography (dance)|choreography]] and [[music]] for a ballet production. Ballets are choreographed and performed by trained [[ballet dancer]]s. Traditional [[classical ballet]]s are usually performed with [[classical music]] accompaniment and use elaborate costumes and staging, whereas modern ballets are often performed in simple costumes and without elaborate sets or scenery.