Ballet bụ ụdị egwu malitere n'oge Renaissance Ịtali na narị afọ nke iri na ise ma mesịa ghọọ ụdị egwu egwu egwu na France na Russia. Ebe ọ bụ na ọ bụrụla ụdị ịgba egwu na -ewu ewu nke ukwuu yana okwu nke ya . Ballet enweela mmetụta zuru ụwa ọnụ ma kọwapụta usoro ntọala nke a na-eji n'ọtụtụ ụdị egwu na omenala ndị ọzọ. Ụlọ akwụkwọ dị iche iche n'ụwa niile ejikọtala omenala nke ha. N'ihi ya, ballet amalitela n'ụzọ dị iche iche. Ballet bụ okwu French nke sitere na balletto Italian, mbelata ballo (agba egwu) sitere na Latin ballo, ballare, nke pụtara "ịgba egwu", nke n'aka ya sitere na Greek "βαλλίζω" ( ballizo ), "ịgba egwu, ima elu". Okwu a batara n'asụsụ Bekee site na French gburugburu 1630. Na narị afọ nke iri abụọ, ballet nwere mmetụta sara mbara na ụdị ịgba egwu ndị ọzọ, Nakwa na narị afọ nke iri abụọ, ballet weghaara ya site na ballet oge gboo ruo mmalite nke ịgba egwu ọgbara ọhụrụ, na-eduga na mmegharị modernist n'ọtụtụ mba.