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Modern ballet has a long and colourful history. As its aristocratic look \(1\) _____, this dance form has its roots in the \(2\) ______ courts of western Europe. At first, the graceful \(3\) ______ accompanied not only music, but speech and poetry as \(4\) ______. The Royal Academy of Dance was \(5\) ______ in the mid-17th century by the French King, Louis XIV, in \(6\) ______ to perfect the art form which so many people love today. It was not until the 18th century that ballet began to be used to \(7\) ______ stories, or in other words, to become a dramatic and theatrical spectacle in itself. Both serious and comic ballets were \(8\) ______ at that time. lt was \(9\) ______the 19th century, however, that classical ballet reached its final form. Ballerinas began to dance on the \(10\) ______ of their toes, and best musicians and choreographers began to develop ballet away from its "social dance" roots and into a professional art form. Today, new types of steps and music are used, but its aristocratic roots are still very much in evidence.

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