A Guide to Ballet Styles (Schools)

The ladies at Ballet Reign have a fun video presenting a guide to the six most popular styles (also called "schools") of ballet, their origins, training methods, philosophies, and unique characteristics.

You may have heard ballet teachers talk about these different styles/schools:

• the French school
• the Bournonville (aka Danish) school
• the Checchetti (aka Italian) school
• the Vaganova (aka Russian) school
• the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) (aka English) school
• the Balanchine (aka American) school

Check out this video to learn about this variety of ballet training methods, as well as the beauty and specialties of each one.