La Sylphide (France)
Theme: Contrasting the human and supernatural worlds
Principal role danced by Marie Taglioni
- introduced the knee-length "tutu"
Marked the beginning of the romantic ballet period
1832
Giselle
Women beginning to dominate the romantic ballet
1841
Coppélia
Ballet beginning to decline in Paris
Male dancing was neglected
(the principal male role of this ballet was danced by a woman)
1870
La Sylphide (Denmark)
- created his own version
Late 19th Century
The Sleeping Beauty
(Russia)
- Chief choreographer of the Imperial Russian Ballet
- Perfected the full-length story ballet that combined set dances and scenes
Score by Peter Tchaikovsky
1890
The Nutcracker
Score by Peter Tchaikovsky
1892
Swan Lake
Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Score by Peter Tchaikovsky1895