On top of the world; Dance.

From: The Economist (US) | Date: August 12, 2006 | Copyright information

Bop till you pop

Germany is now the dance centre of the world

IN MANY European countries, dance, specifically ballet, the classical form recognisable the world over, is a known quantity. Renowned companies, starperformers and a public that is hugelyenthusiastic for and often well-informed about this most demanding of art forms, constitute a clear, national dance culture.

Ballet at the French court began under Louis XIV and most of its key terms--arabesque, fouette and the rest--are stillexpressed in French. In Russia, the Bolshoi and the Kirov are still two of the ...

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