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Ballet ([[Burgundian language|Burg]]:''Danse deBallais'') or more colloquially ''Ballais'', was first formally performed in the [[Marialanus (province)|Duchy of Marialanus]] in [[1489]]. The dance has long been integral to the cultural scene of [[Burgundie]]. The various principalities, duchies, and that now make up the modern country of [[Burgundie]] are well documented to have created two of the four schools of modern ballet, ''{{wpl|Russian ballet|Ballais Burgones}}'' and ''{{wpl| French ballet|Ballais Faramountagne}}''. Ballais is a mandatory course of study in Burgundian schools from 1st grade through high school graduation. Participation rates remain high as many universities and businesses maintain ''corps du Ballai''. ''{{wpl|Russian ballet|Ballais Burgones}}'' is the official dance of the country and as such is afforded a prominent part in most demonstrations of national spirit. | Ballet ([[Burgundian language|Burg]]:''Danse deBallais'') or more colloquially ''Ballais'', was first formally performed in the [[Marialanus (province)|Duchy of Marialanus]] in [[1489]]. The dance has long been integral to the cultural scene of [[Burgundie]]. The various principalities, duchies, and that now make up the modern country of [[Burgundie]] are well documented to have created two of the four schools of modern ballet, ''{{wpl|Russian ballet|Ballais Burgones}}'' and ''{{wpl| French ballet|Ballais Faramountagne}}''. Ballais is a mandatory course of study in Burgundian schools from 1st grade through high school graduation. Participation rates remain high as many universities and businesses maintain ''corps du Ballai''. ''{{wpl|Russian ballet|Ballais Burgones}}'' is the official dance of the country and as such is afforded a prominent part in most demonstrations of national spirit. | ||
Participation rates in amateur ballet companies are, on average 5-15% in any municipality. Communities typically have professional or semi-professional ballet companies associated with them and competitions are common spectacles. While less common over all, ''{{wpl| French ballet|Ballais Faramountagne}}'' is popular in [[Faramount]]. The Metropole Forces of the [[Army of Burgundie]] have ballet companies down at the Divisional level, but some regiments and Brigades also maintain their own ''corps du Ballais''. | Participation rates in amateur ballet companies are, on average 5-15% in any municipality. Communities typically have professional or semi-professional ballet companies associated with them and competitions are common spectacles. While less common over all, ''{{wpl| French ballet|Ballais Faramountagne}}'' is popular in [[Faramount]]. The Metropole Forces of the [[Army of Burgundie]] have ballet companies down at the Divisional level, but some regiments and Brigades also maintain their own ''corps du Ballais''. | ||
Ballet has been a part of the global [[Burgundie|Burgundian brand]] since the 1970s. Following the [[Great War]] the war weary [[Burgundie|Burgundians]] sought to define [[Burgundie]] by other means instead of by its centuries of military intervention. Ballet was an obvious choice as it demonstrated the poise and grace of [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] high society but also the potential explosive power of its working classes. Some enterprising ballet dancers petitioned for the Imperial Burgundian Ballet School to be opened in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], [[Urcea]], and in [[1968]] it was granted a charter by the Urcean and Imperial crown. The prowess and finesse of the [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] dancers was soon recognized beyond [[Urcea]]. Touring companies were created to bring the fine arts of [[Burgundie]] to the world. Ballet companies were paired with orchestras, theater troupes, and art exhibitions. These “culture fleets” tour the world to this day ensuring that [[Burgundie]] is synonymous with high culture the world over. | Ballet has been a part of the global [[Burgundie|Burgundian brand]] since the 1970s. Following the [[Second Great War]] the war weary [[Burgundie|Burgundians]] sought to define [[Burgundie]] by other means instead of by its centuries of military intervention. Ballet was an obvious choice as it demonstrated the poise and grace of [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] high society but also the potential explosive power of its working classes. Some enterprising ballet dancers petitioned for the Imperial Burgundian Ballet School to be opened in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], [[Urcea]], and in [[1968]] it was granted a charter by the Urcean and Imperial crown. The prowess and finesse of the [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] dancers was soon recognized beyond [[Urcea]]. Touring companies were created to bring the fine arts of [[Burgundie]] to the world. Ballet companies were paired with orchestras, theater troupes, and art exhibitions. These “culture fleets” tour the world to this day ensuring that [[Burgundie]] is synonymous with high culture the world over. | ||
====History of Ballet==== | ====History of Ballet==== | ||
Ballet is estimated to have been first formally performed in the [[Marialanus (province)|Duchy of Marialanus]] in [[1489]] at the wedding of the Duke’s son to the eldest daughter of the Duke of the newly formed [[Martilles|Duchy of Martilles]]. The wedding ceremony we spectacular and much admired by those of the Imperial court. It became ''de rigueur'' for the nobles to follow suit. The dance master, Joan-Paul deBallais, was in such high demand that the Imperial Court indentured him as the Imperial Dance Master and formed the {{wpl|Ballets de cour|deBallais School}}. DeBallais’s dance, as it become known, spread from the imperial court to the palaces of the [[Holy Levantine Empire|Empire]] as the official court dance and the defining cultural phenomenon of the 17th-18th century in southern [[Levantia]]. Where early court ballet differed from its predecessors, is that it was a secular, not religious happening. It was a carefully crafted mixture of art, socializing, and politics, with its primary objective being to exalt the State. | Ballet is estimated to have been first formally performed in the [[Marialanus (province)|Duchy of Marialanus]] in [[1489]] at the wedding of the Duke’s son to the eldest daughter of the Duke of the newly formed [[Martilles|Duchy of Martilles]]. The wedding ceremony we spectacular and much admired by those of the Imperial court. It became ''de rigueur'' for the nobles to follow suit. The dance master, Joan-Paul deBallais, was in such high demand that the Imperial Court indentured him as the Imperial Dance Master and formed the {{wpl|Ballets de cour|deBallais School}}. DeBallais’s dance, as it become known, spread from the imperial court to the palaces of the [[Holy Levantine Empire|Empire]] as the official court dance and the defining cultural phenomenon of the 17th-18th century in southern [[Levantia]]. Where early court ballet differed from its predecessors, is that it was a secular, not religious happening. It was a carefully crafted mixture of art, socializing, and politics, with its primary objective being to exalt the State. | ||