ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. Beret(贝雷帽)和ballet的t都不发音。

Traditional classical ballets are usually performed with classical music accompaniment and using elaborate costumes and staging, whereas modern ballets are often performed in simple costumes and without elaborate sets or scenery.

Some examples of classical ballet productions are: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker [胡桃夹子，不是坚果粉碎者].

Suzanne Farrell and George Balanchine dancing in a segment of "Don Quixote [堂吉诃德]" at New York State Theater.

  谁说芭蕾一定要穿成那种样子？好在现在电视上也不放我国芭蕾演员获奖的画面了。

 Louis XIV as Apollo in the Ballet Royal de la Nuit (1653) 路易十四在夜间皇家芭蕾舞中扮演阿波罗

Professional dancers are generally not well paid. As of 2017, American dancers (including ballet and other dance forms) were paid an average of US$14.25 per hour. 2022年2月8日，电视上说长春的冰雕师一天挣1000元人民币。The job outlook is not strong, and the competition to get a job is intense, with the number of applicants vastly exceeding the number of job openings.

Teenage girl ballet dancers are prone to stress fractures in the first rib. Eating disorders are a common stereotype associated with ballet. In addition, some researchers have noted that intensive training in ballet results in lower bone mineral density in the arms.

少女芭蕾舞演员的第一根肋骨容易发生应力性骨折。饮食失调是与芭蕾舞有关的常见刻板印象。此外，一些研究人员指出，芭蕾舞的强化训练会降低手臂的骨密度。

Most ballet choreography is written so that it can only be performed by a relatively young dancer. The structure of ballet – in which a (usually) male choreographer or director uses (mostly) women's bodies to express his artistic vision, while ignoring, objectifying, or silencing the women involved – has been criticized as harming women.

大多数芭蕾舞编舞都是由相对年轻的舞者来完成的。芭蕾舞的结构——男编舞或导演（通常）用（大部分）女性的身体来表达自己的艺术愿景，而忽视、客观化或压制参与其中的女性——被批评为伤害女性。

In the People's Republic of China, square dancing or plaza dancing, is an exercise routine performed to music in squares, plazas or parks of the nation's cities. It is popular with middle-aged and retired women who have been referred to as "dancing grannies" in the English-language media. Due to its low cost and ease of participation, it has been estimated to have over 100 million practitioners, according to CCTV, the country's official television network.

Chinese square dancing is a prime example of a cardio-centered workout that people of many ages and conditions can enjoy. cardio: any type of exercise that makes the heart stronger and healthier.

1952年6月10日，毛主席为中华全国体育总会成立题写了“发展体育运动，增强人民体质”，深刻地指出了体育运动和增强体质的内在联系，明确规定了中国社会主义体育事业必须为人民服务的根本目的和任务，为新中国体育事业指明了方向。