Ballet Diaries
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Dance History Diaries

The history of ballet told like a serial — one chapter at a time, in order, from the court of Louis XIV to today. Okay. Deep breath. Bun tightened to the point of a mild headache. Here we go. 💅

Référence

The Glossary 🧠

Fancy words you can use to sound smart — from plié to Tanztheater, defined the Gigi way.

Open the glossary

Référence

The Top 10s

Princes, red flags, choreographers — the very official rankings (method: several baths).

Open the Top 10s

The Long Story the soap opera

September 13, 2026

Chapter One: What the Hecky Is Dance, Anyway? 🤔🩰

Humans have been dancing since forever, and I’m going to prove it. Also, a full confession about my Russia bias upfront. 🇷🇺

September 13, 2026

Chapter Two: The Dancing King (and Why France Needs to Calm Down) 🌞👑

A literal French king put on heels and glitter and invented ballet to show off. Iconic drama — but also where ballet got a bit stiff and formal. 🥱

September 13, 2026

Chapter Three: Up On Your Toes 🦶😭

How ballerinas ended up balancing on the tippy-tips of their toes, one very brave lady, and the grossest dinner in history. 👀

The whole plan le sommaire

Right, so before we start I made a plan, because my teacher says I have ’the focus of a confused piglet’ 🐷 — which, rude, except piglets are the superior animal so honestly the joke’s on her. I am OUT for revenge. 💁‍♀️ Here’s the whole entire book:

PART ONE: THE CLASSICAL ERA (A.K.A. FRANCE STARTS IT, RUSSIA PERFECTS IT)

  1. 1. What the Hecky Is Dance, Anyway?
  2. 2. The Dancing King (and Why France Needs to Calm Down)
  3. 3. Up On Your Toes
  4. 4. Russia Steals the Whole Show (And, Frankly, Keeps It) coming soon
  5. 5. The Ballets Nobody Lets You See coming soon
  6. 6. The Ballet That Started a Riot coming soon
  7. 7. Balanchine Buys a One-Way Ticket to America coming soon

PART TWO: THE CONTEMPORARY ERA (A.K.A. THE BAREFOOT REBELS & THE GLOBAL GLOW-UP)

  1. 8. Barefoot and Fabulous coming soon
  2. 9. Martha Graham, Certified Boss coming soon
  3. 10. Merce and the Magic Dice coming soon
  4. 11. Everybody Dance Now coming soon
  5. 12. Down the Rabbit Hole: Ballet Right Now Is Actually Iconic coming soon
  6. 13. So… What Now? coming soon