Dance: c. 600 BCE - 1997
...Louis XIV dances in a court ballet as Apollo, wearing a glorious sun costume, and finds that he likes the role Louis XIV (1638–1715) The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French 1 17th century Performing arts Europe France 1661 1661 Louis XIV establishes a royal dancing academy and soon follows it with a music academy Louis XIV (1638–1715) The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French 1 17th century Performing arts Europe France 1681 1681 A professional ballet company in Paris introduces female dancers and the world's first prima ballerina,...
