BALLET 101 // Three Major Styles of Ballet Discover the different styles of ballet and what makes each unique. Classical Ballet 🩰 ✨ Emphasizes pointe work, traditional ballet movement, and folk or character dance ✨ Tells a story that has a conflict and a resolution ✨ Showcases detailed costumes and ornate scenery that bring the story to life ✨ Example this season: The Sleeping Beauty Neoclassical Ballet 🩰 ✨ Rooted in classical ballet, but incorporates new poses and choreography to the traditional ballet vocabulary ✨ Modern, athletic, and explosive movements with less emphasis on pointe work ✨Abstract storylines that lack linear plots ✨Minimalist costumes, and sets, so as to not distract from the dancers’ movements ✨Example this season: Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering Contemporary Ballet 🩰 ✨Pushes the boundaries of movement, storytelling, and artistic expression within the framework of ballet technique ✨Often performed barefoot rather than in pointe shoes, allowing dancers ...