Dance History Timeline

1738

Feb 10, 1738

Russian School of Theatrical dance found

19th century

Feb 10, 1801

Romantic era of ballet develops

1804

Feb 10, 1804

Taglioni Born

1817

Feb 10, 1817

Cerrito Born

1819

Feb 10, 1819

Grisi and Grahn Born

1832

Feb 10, 1832

Marie Taglioni premiered in Paris in La Sylphide

1840

Feb 10, 1840

Cerrito moved to London and Married Saint-Leon

1845

Feb 10, 1845

Grahn performed in Pas De Quatre

1847

Feb 10, 1847

Marie Taglioni Retired

1851

Feb 10, 1851

Cerrito made last appearance with saint-leon

1854

Feb 10, 1854

Carlotta Grisi retired

1857

Feb 10, 1857

Cerrito retired

1860

Feb 10, 1860

Giselle by Marius Petipa is the most often seen version today

1870

Feb 10, 1870

Petipa is the ballet master of imperial theater

1872

Feb 10, 1872

Serge Diaghilev born

1880

Feb 10, 1880

Michel Fokine born

1881

Feb 10, 1881

Anna Pavlova born

1884

Feb 10, 1884

Taglioni died

1890

Feb 10, 1890

Nijinsky born

1896

Feb 10, 1896

Massine born

1899

Feb 10, 1899

Grisi Died

1904

Feb 10, 1904

Balanchine born

1907

Feb 10, 1907

Grahn Died

1909

Feb 10, 1909

Cerrito died and Diaghilev brought Ballet Russe to Paris

1909

Feb 10, 1909

Fokine's Les Sylphides premieres

1910

Feb 10, 1910

Fokine's firebird

1911

Feb 10, 1911

Fokine's Petrouchka

1912

Feb 10, 1912

Nijinsky's Afternoon of the Faun

1913

Feb 10, 1913

Nijinsky's Rite of spring

1918

Feb 10, 1918

Jerome Robbins born

1923

Feb 10, 1923

Serge Lifar debuted with Ballet Rusee

1929

Feb 10, 1929

Diaghilev died

1931

Feb 10, 1931

Pavlova died

1932

Feb 10, 1932

First performance of Ballet Russe De Monte-Carlo

1933

Feb 10, 1933

Massine Era of Ballet at Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo

1933

Feb 10, 1933

Balanchine created school of American Ballet and NYCB

1934

Feb 10, 1934

Arthur Mitchell born

1934

Feb 10, 1934

Ballet Russe De Monte-Carlo sets sail for America

1935

Feb 10, 1935

Ballet Russe De Monte-Carlo performed for 3 million people

1938

Feb 10, 1938

Nureyev born

1939

Feb 10, 1939

Both companies of Ballet Russe back in london

1939

Sep 3, 1939

War was declared

1940

Feb 10, 1940

Makarova born

1941

Feb 10, 1941

Hurok severed ties with Basil

1942

Feb 10, 1942

Fokine died

1943

Feb 10, 1943

Feld born

1944

Feb 10, 1944

Ballet crossed over into Broadway

1945

Feb 10, 1945

Suzanne Farrell born

1948

Feb 10, 1948

the Original Ballet Russe's last performance

1948

Feb 10, 1948

Baryshnikov born

1950

Feb 10, 1950

Nijinsky died

1979

Feb 10, 1979

Massine died

1983

Feb 10, 1983

Balanchine died

1998

Feb 10, 1998

Jerome Robbins died

End of 20th century

Feb 10, 1999

Ballet has morphed into contemporary ballet