Ballet

Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. Dance works choreographed using this technique are called ballets and may include: dance, mime, acting, and music (orchestral and sung). Ballets can be performed alone or as part of an opera. Ballet is best known for its virtuoso techniques such as pointe work, grand pas de deux and high leg extensions. Many Ballet techniques bear a striking similarity to fencing positions and footwork, perhaps due to their development during the same periods of history.

Ballet education

Canada

• The National Ballet School of Canada A boarding school, one of the world's finest places to train dancers for The National Ballet of Canada and other world-class dance companies.
• Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Official school of Canada's acclaimed Royal Winnipeg Ballet
• Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal Classical ballet company based in the francophone province of Québec.

Switzerland

• Dance Art Studio Ballettschule Luzern / Lucerne Ballet School Professional ballet school in Switzerland for aspiring dancers and teachers

United Kingdom

• Royal Ballet School http://www.royal-ballet-school.org.uk/ Founded in England in 1926 by Dame Ninette de Valois

USA

• School of American Ballet Official ballet school of the New York City Ballet, founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein
• The Washington School of Ballet Located in the nation's capital.
• The San Francisco Ballet School
• The Pacific Northwest Ballet School Located in Seattle, Washington.
• The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre Located in Portland, Oregon.

Australia

• Australian Ballet School http://www.australianballetschool.com.au, 95 % of the Australian Ballet Company are graduates from this school