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Sleeping Beauty is one of the most popular ballets of Russia. Based on a fairytale story from the book titled la Belle au bois Dormant written by Charles Perrault, Sleeping Beauty at Russia is one of the finest ballets ever conceived. Originally the idea of this ballet was thought by Ivan Vsevolozhsky.
Sleeping Beauty ballet in Russia was first time staged in the year 1890 at Mariinsky Theater in St Petersburg. The performance was a huge hit and the ballet became famous overnight. This ballet was the brain child of Pyotr Tchaikovsky and was choreographed by Marius Petipa.
Sleeping Beauty ballet of Russia is the perfect combination of libretto, designs, music and choreography. Petipa uses choreography which seems to be inspired from the Paris ballets performed before French Revolution.
Another interesting aspect of Sleeping Beauty of Russia is the fact that after watching this ballet in Russia, many people decided to take up direction and choreography of ballets. Many also decided to become dancers in ballet troupes. All the credit for this goes to the magical finesse of the ballet.
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