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Dance studies

Noverre's ideal of ballet that tells a coherent dramatic story through expressive movement and gesture rather than decorative steps.

In dance studies, ballet d'action refers to Noverre's ideal of ballet that tells a coherent dramatic story through expressive movement and gesture rather than decorative steps. This meaning comes from Noverre (1760/1930) in Letters on dancing and ballets.[1]

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References

Noverre, J. G. (1930). Letters on dancing and ballets (C. W. Beaumont, Trans.). C. W. Beaumont. (Original work published 1760) Open Library record

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