Baroque
Over the top , grandeur style
Catherine d’Medici
Married King Henry II and brought court dance to France
Ballet du Cour
16th & 17th Centuries; present court dances and portray characters and tell stories
Balthazar Beaujoyeaux
Dance master that worked underneath Catherine d’Medici. Transformed court dance to Ballet du Cour.
First school of Ballet
La Academie Royale de Danse, founded in 1661
Jean Baptist-Lully
French music composer & dance master that introduce regional dances into courts