Ballet is a formal kind of dance performance with a rich and interesting history. The word "ballet" comes from the French language. Ballet's early roots began in Italy in the late 1400s. But it was in France ballet developed into the form we know today.
The French ruler Louis the Fourteenth had a big influence the direction of ballet in its early history. He ruled France for seventy-two years, (start) in 1643. He started dancing as a boy and worked hard daily.
Louis the Fourteenth turned ballet into a form of dance that reflected (he) power and influence. Ballet's many rules and (extreme) detailed movements expressed a person's power and social relations. The king made sure that ballet became requirement for the people of his court. He was also the (found) of the Royal Academy of Dance, an institution important people could learn this art. The aim of this dance was self-control, order and perfection.
Ballet slowly changed from a dance at the king's court to one (perform) by professional dancers. When Louis the Fourteenth died in 1715, ballet (bring) to other parts of Europe and was developing in other ways.
