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第十一篇 The Development of Ballet

　　Ballet is a dance form that has a long history. The fact that it survives to this day shows that it has adjusted as times have changed.

　　Ballet began in the royal courts during the Renaissance. At that time it became common for kings and queens, as well as other nobility, to participate in pageants that included music, poetry, and dance. As these entertainments moved from the Italian courts to the French ones, court ladies began participating in them. Though their long dresses prevented much movement, they were able to perform elaborate walking patterns. It was not until the 1600s that women dancers shortened their skirts, changed to flat shoes, and began doing some of the leaps and turns performed by men.

　　It was also in the 1600s that professional ballet began. King Louis XIV of France, himself a devoted dancer, founded the Royal Academy of Dance. The five basic feet positions from which all ballet steps begin were finalized. In the late 1700s another important change occurred. Ballet began to tell a story on its own. It was no longer simply dance to be performed between acts of plays. Elaborate wigs and costumes were eliminated. By the early 1800s dancers learned to rise on their toes to make it appear that they were floating.

　　Classical ballet as we know it today was influenced primarily by Russian dancing. The Russians remained interested in ballet when it declined in other European countries in the mid - 1800s. One of the most influential figures of the early 20th century was Sergei Diaghilev. His dance company, the Ballets Russes, brought a new energy and excitement to ballet. One of his chief assistants, George Balanchine, went on to found the New York City Ballet in 1948 and to influence new generations of dancers.

　　練習：

　　1. This passage deals mainly with

　　A) famous names in ballet

　　B) French versus Russian ballet

　　C) the way ballet developed

　　D) why ballet is no longer popular

　　2. An important influence in early ballet was

　　A) Balanchine

　　B) Marie Antoinette

　　C) Diaghilev

　　D) Louis XIV

　　3. You can conclude from this passage that ballet

　　A) is a dying art

　　B) will continue to change as new people and ideas influence it

　　C) is only currently performed in Russia and the United States

　　D) is often performed by dancers with little training

　　4. The information in this passage is presented

　　A) through the story of one dancer

　　B) by describing various positions and steps

　　C) by listing reasons why ballet has succeeded

　　D) in chronological order

　　5. The word pageants means

　　A) dances

　　B ) instructors

　　C) kings

　　D) elaborate shows

　　【答案】

　　1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D

　　【譯文】

　　第十一篇芭蕾舞的發展

　　芭蕾舞是一種歷史悠久的舞蹈形式。事實上芭蕾舞延續至今說明了其隨著時代的變化而有所調整。

　　在文藝復興時期，芭蕾舞開始于皇家宮廷。在那時，芭蕾舞在國王、王后以及貴族之間變得普遍，并且與音樂、詩歌以及舞蹈一起參與盛會的表演。當這些娛樂形式從意大利宮廷流傳到法國宮廷的時候，宮女們開始參與進來。雖然她們的長裙子阻礙了很多的動作，但是她們能夠表演復雜的步伐。直到17 世紀女舞者縮短了她們的裙子，改穿平底鞋，并且開始做一些男舞者表演的跳躍和轉圈動作。

　　而且也是在17 世紀，專業的芭蕾舞舞蹈團應運而生。法國國王路易十四建立了皇家舞蹈學院，而他本身就是一個芭蕾舞愛好者。由此正式確定了腳的5 個基本位置，這5 個外開的位置成為發展芭蕾舞技術的基礎。18 世紀末，發生了另一個重要的改變。芭蕾舞開始通過自己的表演來講述故事。它再也不僅僅是幕間表演的插舞。精致的假發和服裝被淘汰。在19 世紀初，舞者學會了用腳尖站立使其看起來像是在漂浮。

　　正如我們所知，現如今古典芭蕾主要受到了俄羅斯舞蹈的影響。在19 世紀中葉，當歐洲其他國家對于芭蕾舞的興趣有所減少時，俄羅斯人始終保持著對芭蕾舞的興趣。在20 世紀初，最有影響力的人物之一便是謝爾蓋·基列夫。他的舞蹈公司俄羅斯芭蕾舞團，為芭蕾帶來了新的動力與活力。他的主要助手之一，喬治·巴蘭欽，在1948 年建立了紐約市芭蕾舞舞蹈團并影響了新一代的舞者。

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