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A '''ballet company''' is a group of [[dance]]rs who perform [[ballets]]. The size of a company can range from less than a dozen dancers to a large ensemble. Large professional ballet companies are often comprised of several levels of hierarchy, beginning with Apprentices, or junior dancers, then moving on to members of the [[Corps de ballet]], [[Solo (dance)|Soloists]], and lastly [[Principal dancer]]s. A ballet company will often rehearse over a series of weeks or months, or season, combining rehearsal schedules with performances or tours. |
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A '''ballet company''' is a group of [[dance]]rs who perform [[ballets]]. |
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Revision as of 23:21, 28 April 2009
A ballet company is a group of dancers who perform ballets. The size of a company can range from less than a dozen dancers to a large ensemble. Large professional ballet companies are often comprised of several levels of hierarchy, beginning with Apprentices, or junior dancers, then moving on to members of the Corps de ballet, Soloists, and lastly Principal dancers. A ballet company will often rehearse over a series of weeks or months, or season, combining rehearsal schedules with performances or tours.
Members
A ballet company usually consists of:
- Artistic director
- Ballet mistress or Ballet master
- Choreographer
- Prima ballerinas
- Ballerinas
- Principal dancers
- Soloists
- Corps de ballet
- Regisseur
- Character dancers
- Répétiteur or Dance notator
- Music director
- Orchestra
- Executive director
Major ballet companies
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