Ballet can be traced all the way back to Italy in the 1400's. It had always been a form of performing that can either express a story, portray a mood, or reflect the music. Ballet began to gain popularity during the Reniassance. Dukes started earning more money to promote the arts and this helped the art of Ballet to flourish. The wealthy dukes had competitions to discover who could put on the largest and fanciest shows, and each duke was on a mission to make his opposers envy them. The Beaujoyeulx's entertainment, the Ballet Comique de la Reine is considered by most to be the first ballet production. King Louis XIV loved to dance and participated in the ballet's given in his court until he became fat and old. He then opened a royal dance academy that trained dancers to professionalism. His idea of dance academies spread throughout Europe and it influenced the opening of the Russian Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg, which is considered one of the greatest ballet schools in history. Ballet built a strong foundation for itself, so well that it is still alive and strong today.
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