Editing Classical ballet (section)

==Technique==
{{Main|Ballet technique}}
[[File:Marie-taglioni-in-zephire.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Marie Taglioni]], a pioneer of [[pointe technique|pointe work]]]]
Ballet technique is the foundational principles of body movement and form used in ballet.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet|last = Grant|first = Gail|publisher = Dover Publications|year = 1982|isbn = 978-0-486-21843-4|location = New York, US|url = https://archive.org/details/technicalmanuald00gail}}</ref> A distinctive feature of ballet technique is ''[[turnout (ballet)|turnout]];'' which is the outward rotation of the legs and feet emanating from the hip. This was first introduced into ballet by [[King Louis XIV]] because he loved to show off the shiny buckles on his shoes when he performed his own dances. There are five fundamental [[positions of the feet in ballet]], all performed with turnout and named numerically as ''first'' through ''fifth'' positions. When performing jumps and leaps, classical ballet dancers strive to exhibit ''[[ballon (ballet)|ballon]]'', the appearance of briefly floating in the air. ''[[Pointe technique]]'' is the part of ballet technique that concerns ''pointe work'', in which a ballet dancer supports all body weight on the tips of fully extended feet on specially designed and handcrafted ''[[pointe shoes]]''. In professional companies, the shoes are made to fit the dancers' feet perfectly.