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The 36 pages that link to Classical ballet, each with the reason it gives.

• Modern danceCompared with: Modern dance’s early innovators rejected or revised its conventions.

• Swan LakeNarrower topic: Swan Lake became a defining work of the classical repertory.

• Marius PetipaNarrower topic: Petipa helped establish the conventions now associated with classical ballet.

• Romantic balletCompared with: It developed after Romantic ballet and retained some of its technique while shifting toward formal spectacle.

• The NutcrackerNarrower topic: The ballet’s choreography and production belong to the classical ballet tradition.

• Ballet blancNarrower topic: Ballet blanc remains a recognizable visual convention within the broader classical tradition.

• Isadora DuncanCompared with: Duncan rejected its rigid technique and pointe shoes in favor of freer, grounded movement.

• Neoclassical balletNarrower topic: Neoclassical choreography keeps this technique while loosening its traditional rules and theatrical conventions.

• Agrippina VaganovaNarrower topic: Her training system organizes and teaches the technique of this broader dance tradition.

• Imperial Russian BalletRelated: Imperial productions helped establish repertory and conventions central to classical ballet.

• Mariinsky BalletNarrower topic: The company is a leading exponent of classical ballet’s Russian tradition.

• The Sleeping BeautyNarrower topic: The ballet's technique and courtly ensemble scenes exemplify the classical style.

• Vaslav NijinskyCompared with: Nijinsky’s angular choreography and grounded movement departed from classical ballet’s usual visual ideals.

• American Ballet TheatreNarrower topic: Its technique and repertory anchor much of the company’s work.

• Contemporary danceRelated: Ballet supplies movement vocabulary and training that contemporary choreographers often adapt or challenge.

• Imperial Ballet SchoolNarrower topic: Its technique formed the central subject of the school’s training.

• La BayadèreNarrower topic: Petipa’s choreography uses the classical ballet conventions that defined his era.

• Enrico CecchettiNarrower topic: Cecchetti’s teaching refined technique within this broader dance tradition.

• Postmodern danceCompared with: Postmodern dance rejected ballet’s codified steps and ideal of technical virtuosity.

• Vaganova methodNarrower topic: The Vaganova method is one structured way of teaching classical ballet.

• Dance improvisationCompared with: Its codified steps provide a contrast to movement generated without a fixed sequence.

• TurnoutNarrower topic: Turnout is a defining physical convention of its movement vocabulary.

• Character danceRelated: Ballet training supplies the technique through which many character dances are performed.

• Lev IvanovNarrower topic: Ivanov’s ensemble choreography became part of the classical ballet repertory.

• Spanish danceCompared with: Spanish theatrical dance borrows from ballet while retaining distinct rhythms and movement vocabularies.

• Bronislava NijinskaNarrower topic: Nijinska retained its training while challenging its customary lightness and decorative conventions.

• Contemporary balletCompared with: Contemporary ballet departs from its conventions while continuing to draw on its technique.

• Romeo and JulietRelated: Its choreography draws on classical technique while serving dramatic character and action.

• Carlo BlasisNarrower topic: Blasis’s manuals helped define the technique and vocabulary of this broader dance tradition.

• Street danceCompared with: Ballet's formalized technique offers a contrast to street styles' varied community lineages.

• Tamara KarsavinaNarrower topic: Karsavina carried its Russian technique into performance and teaching abroad.

• History of balletBroader topic: It consolidated the theatrical and technical conventions developed during ballet’s history.

• Misty CopelandNarrower topic: Copeland's career developed within its demanding conventions and inherited repertory.

• Twyla TharpRelated: Tharp borrows ballet's precision while placing it beside less formal movement.

• Benjamin MillepiedCompared with: Millepied's contemporary choreography and programming were often discussed against classical repertory.

• Erotic danceCompared with: Ballet can portray desire, but its defining conventions are not erotic display.