Question: what are the kinds of dance and its definition

title: Dance
text: Ballet developed first in Italy and then in France from lavish court spectacles that combined music , drama , poetry , song , costumes and dance . Members of the court nobility took part as performers . During the reign of Louis XIV , himself a dancer , dance became more codified . Professional dancers began to take the place of court amateurs , and ballet masters were licensed by the French government . The first ballet dance academy was the Académie Royale de Danse ( Royal Dance Academy ) , opened in Paris in 1661 . Shortly thereafter , the first institutionalized ballet troupe , associated with the Academy , was formed ; this troupe began as an all - male ensemble but by 1681 opened to include women as well .