Ballet [ Dance, Music & Songs ]
… to soldiers and the working class, it became a currency for increasing one’s status in one’s own social circle. Some patrons of dance considered ballet performances of secondary importance. Paramount for required performative sociability … Lucia Bartolozzi. Even Princess Charlotte Augusta (1796-1817) was not immune to the popularity of the ballet. Her steady patronage at Covent Garden until her early death in 1817 provided more motivation to go to a performance as her presence … female audience members, audience members, especially men, with female dancers on-stage, dancers on and off stage and patrons of female dancers. Ballet Character Roles The performers themselves portrayed a hierarchy on stage as ballet …
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