Ballet

Universal Ballet Academy - Ballet company with training and resident academic classes in Washington, D.C. Admission by audition. Formerly called Kirov Academy.
http://www.ubacademy.org/

Agrippina Vaganova (1879-1951) - Biographical sketch of this Russian classical ballet dancer and teacher whose methods have become a major force in classical ballet training today.
http://dudinskaya.narod.ru/agrippina_vaganova.htm

Virtual Ballet Theatre - A virtual ballet school and company where members can participate in performances, classes and a forum.
http://www.geocities.com/virtualballettheatre/vbt.html

Ballet Archive - A searchable and cross-referenced database of ballet history. Includes data on ballets, choreographers, dancers, companies, and schools.
http://www.balletarchive.org/

San Francisco Ballet - Official site of the ballet company with schedule, news, updates, information about the ballet school, FAQs about ballet.
http://www.sfballet.org/

History of Ballet - How ballet evolved from the courts of Renaissance Italy to the revival of interest in the 1960s.
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/yiannis/dance/history.html

The-ballet.com - Learn about ballet history, technique, great performances, dancers and preparation needed for a ballet career.
http://www.the-ballet.com/

CriticalDance - Articles, reviews, interviews, gallery of photos, monthly e-zine and forum.
http://www.ballet-dance.com/

Choreographers' Biographies - Some of the choreographers at the Nederlands Dance Theatre.
http://www.euronet.nl/users/cadi/Choreographers.html

USA International Ballet Competition - A two-week, Olympic-style competition held every 4 years in Jackson, Mississippi where young dancers vie for gold, silver and bronze medals. Next competition 2006.
http://www.usaibc.com/

Ballet Dictionary - American Ballet Theater - 170 terms from the book "Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet," Dover Publications.
http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html

New York City Ballet Company - Located at Lincoln Center, the site contains schedules, ticket sales, repertory, dancers and a ballet trivia game.
http://www.nycballet.com/

Balletosophy - Learn about the health, beauty, strength and performance aspects of ballet.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/teen_ballerina/balletosophy.html

Russian Classical Ballet - Devoted to the Russian classical ballet, its history, outstanding choreographers, ballet teachers, ballet dancers, musicians, ballet education, a ballet magazine and photo gallery.
http://www.aha.ru/~vladmo/index.html

Ballet.co - News, interviews, features and postings about all things ballet and dance in the UK.
http://www.ballet.co.uk/index.htm

Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet - Schedule of events and information about performances.
http://www.rwb.org/

Dance Notation Bureau - Recording dance movement on paper in a system called Labanotation.
http://dancenotation.org

Andros on Ballet - Articles on ballet history, technique and ballet artists.
http://michaelminn.net/andros/index.php

Ballet Terms - Glossary of terms used in ballet compiled by Francois Hofstede.
http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/signet/JHSI/dance.html