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Paris Opéra Ballet

(Encyclopedia)Paris Opéra Ballet: see Opéra.

Vic-Wells Ballet

(Encyclopedia)Vic-Wells Ballet: see Royal Ballet. ...

Sadler's Wells Ballet

(Encyclopedia)Sadler's Wells Ballet: see Royal Ballet. ...

Royal Danish Ballet

(Encyclopedia)Royal Danish Ballet, one of the oldest major ballet companies, established at the opening of Denmark's Royal Theater in Copenhagen in 1748. Its ballet school, which trains the group's dancers, has als...

San Francisco Ballet

(Encyclopedia)San Francisco Ballet, America's first classical ballet company, est. 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet by the dancer Adolph Bolm. Based at the War ...

Robert Joffrey Ballet

(Encyclopedia)Robert Joffrey Ballet: see Joffrey Ballet. ...

National Ballet of Canada

(Encyclopedia)National Ballet of Canada, the leading Canadian ballet company. Based in Toronto, it was founded (1951) by Celia Franca (1921–2007) and modeled on Sadler's Wells (now the Royal Ballet). Its repertoi...

National Ballet of Cuba

(Encyclopedia)National Ballet of Cuba: see Alonso, Alicia. ...

New York City Ballet

(Encyclopedia)New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in 1946. In 1948 th...

Ballet Folklórico de México

(Encyclopedia)Ballet Folklórico de México, Mexico's national dance company. It was founded in 1952 by the dancer, choreographer, and teacher Amalia Hernández. Sponsored by the Mexican government, it is headquart...