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ance of the other principal dancers. The male dancers were not Nureyevs or Baryshnikovs but showed physical vigor and virtuosity.
The Russians did not invent the ballet but have developed it to its present zenith after 150 years of discipline, dedication, and hard work. Balleto started during the Renaissance in Italy as entertainment in the festivals, pageants and tournaments of the aristocracy. The Florentine Princess Catherine de Medici8 introduced it to France when she married King Henry II. It became the dance of the court. Louis
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