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I because of its complicated maneu- B ® ’"W deep below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, about
I vers that take years to master, has taw a•— 100 miles off the border of Florida and Georgia.
I maintained its elite reputation. SH i,W Women often wear tutus short F • In 1865, the steamship left New York City for
CHANGE? 11 stiff skirts made of layers of netting. New Orleans. According to old newspaper reports,
HOW DID BALLET BEGIN? King Louis XIV of France BI Dancers of both sexes wear tights. the ship carried 59 to 81 passengers. It held at least
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1500 s. wealthy families in Italy much that he founded the Royal HH can X ama . kM business people in the North had shipped the coins
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I nobles danced to entertain their the Royal Academy of Music in piece that expresses a mood after Civil War.
I rulers. When Catherine de Medici 1669. The Royal Academy of H» P Mus ic stiH plays an imnortant HB When a violent hurricane struck, the Republic
lof Florence, Italy, became queen Muslc ’ or Pans e P ened a ro l e in ballet whether it is classi SanL M ° St ° f 016 P^seng 6l ' s survived. The gold
lof France in 1547, she brought the dancing school in 1672 and began ■■ caJ Qr , n> M| coins went down with the ship.
I tradition with her. to tram professional ballet dancers. “It could be a very valuable find,” says Laura
In 1581, Catherine’s dancing In the early 1700 s, ballerina .. . MQ nO ES IT TAKE" Lionetti Barton, who is a spokesperson for
I teacher, Balthasar de Beaujoyeuix, Mar,e Camargo shortened her to I fapn rai i cto Od y sse y- Valuable, indeed! Experts say the coins
■ choreographed the five-hour “Ballet skirts so that the Paris audience »» iu LEAKN BALLt I . could be worth more than $l2O million.
I Comique de la Reine” for a royal could see her footwork - Most ball et dancers begin tak- Odyssey’s team is still searching for more coins
I wedding in Paris. Most historians In his book “Letters on Dancing KBSf ing lessons by the time they are 8. HH and artifacts from the ship. Barton expects almost
I agree that this was the first ballet. and Ballet" in 1760, French They continue to take classes all of the treasures to become the property of
I instructor Jean Georges Noverre throughout their careers. SB Odyssey. The company plans to sell most of them.
WHAT DID BALLET urged dancers to sto P usin g masks Female dancers can begin train- The others, Barton says, will be exhibited in muse-
LOOK LIKE THEN? an<l bulky costumes and to tell the ing to dance on the tips of their toes ums. Then the public will learn the story behind
■ story with their dance. after three years of classes and after what was lost, and found at sea
In the 1500 s, many men wore their feet have developed, usually Elizabelh
I tights m everyday life, which WHAT DOES BALLET AM about age 12. They wear specially
I worked well in ballet. The audi- LOOK LIKE NOW? designed pointe shoes that give
I ence could appreciate their leaps their feet support. Usually only
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I skirts and mainly did fancy foot- OI elr a cticism and grace, Rigorous training and perfor-
I work, because most of the leg- ' VI ma « an female dancers per- HU mances limit the careers of pro-
I work was hidden by their skirts. orming dramatic leaps, turns and MB feS sional ballet dancers. Although
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I costumes and heavy wigs. beautiful costumes that are stream- 40s most professional ballet L Coins On the
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Ballerinas tell the classic story of “The Nutcracker,” here performed by the Forth Worth Dalias Ballet 4. The pennies will turn green! -Funoiogy.com
A Christmas tale: The story behind ‘The Nutcracker’
‘The Nutcracker ballet has become a holi- lies, influencing future writers like Hans Her godfather says the Mouse helps the Nutcracker defeat the Mouse
day tradition, but the story behind the original Christian Andersen, Carl Jung and Edgar Allan King’s mother had cursed a princess King by throwing her slipper at him. Then
tale and its author is no bowl of sugarplums. Poe with his supernatural tales. and made her ugly. To regain her the Nutcracker takes her to the Land of
WHO WROTE "TUP NIITCnACKPR”? Despite his success, Hoffmann got into trou- beauty, the princess had to find a Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets.
ble for drawing caricatures of political officials, handsome man able to crack a nut mF %V*g I unwic it a i m
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a and charges were brought against him. He died with his teeth and feed her the now lb A tJALLt I .
writer, composer, painter and lawyer who was of progressive paralysis June 25, 1822, before kernel inside. She did and Marius Petl P a - the senior ballet
born Jan. 24, 1776, in Konigsberg, Prussia. His he could be prosecuted. became beautiful again, but this master of the Russian Imperial Ballet,
parents divorced, and his uncle raised him. cursed the handsome man and to use Dumas’ version for a
Hoffmann studied law and became a gov- IS IT A HORROR STORY? turned him into the ugly ba^et comm i ss >o n ed Peter
eminent lawyer until French ruler Napoleon “The Nutcracker" story Hoffmann wrote in Nutcracker. The princess, threw Tchaikovsk y to compose the score.
Bonaparte defeated Prussia and put Hoffmann 1816 was pretty frightening. In his tale, a little him out of the castle, causing 1116 ballet P remiered in St - Petersbuig,
and others like him out of work. Hoffmann girl named Marie creeps downstairs on him to step on the Mouse King’s KR Russia, on Dec. 17,1892. The ballet
moved to Berlin and became a musical director Christmas Eve and sees a battle between an mother and kill her. KRT was not performed outside Russia until
at a theater, but soon lost his job. evil, multiheaded Mouse King and her dolls, | 1934, when it appeared in London.
In his 30s, Hoffmann began to write music including the brave Nutcracker. Her cruel fami- HOW DID THE STORY CHANGE? The first full-length performance in the
reviews and got a contract to write a book. ly finds her alive but lying in a pool of blood French writer Alexandre Dumas United States was by the San Francisco
Hoffmann loved fantasies and began to with a toy cabinet on top of her the next mom- rewrote the story to make it more R a l' et * n 1944. Amanda Rogers
write bizarre tales of horror and tragedy. He ing and says she got what she deserved for cheerful. In the newer version, the B www C uttl6Sl U *° r o T h h t com
wrote two novels and more than 50 short sto- sneaking around the house at night. little girl’s name is Clara and she **c ESS v ,Scr o \oM7R M YXp W M*NN S S?M?''
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thuixlay, Deomber 18, 2003 ■
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