No one person did; it evolved gradually from the popular dances of the period. Many of the steps still bear names relating to the dances or the geographical regions from which they were drawn--for example, pas de bourrée and pas de Basque. Many of the greatest dancers in the 20th century have been Russian, but ballet arose in Italy and matured in France (see Questions D.3 andD.5, below).

Ballet is classical theatrical dancing which originated in the courtfestivities of Renaissance Italy and was then brought to France, whereit prospered under Louis XIV. Louis founded a school for dancers and that is why the terminology of ballet classes the world overis French. A ballet class is carefully designed to prepare the body for the physical demands dancing places on it. See similar questions...

That's open to debate, because there's no general agreement on how balletic a performance has to be to qualify as a ballet. Two performances are usually singled out by historians, however. One is a danced entertainment that was put on at a banquet celebrating the marriage of Gian Galeazzo, Duke of Milan, in 1489. Each course of the banquet was introduced by a dance. But the dances told stories, and so this is occasionally reckoned as "the first ballet. See similar questions...

Flower essences were first developed in the 1930's by the English physician, Edward Bach. Dr. Bach was a classically trained physician who became a pioneer in understanding the relationship of emotions to the health of body and mind. Today we call this the "body/mind connection." You can also use the tongue-twister, "psychoneuroimmunology." He observed that many physical diseases could be directly related to a person's mental attitude. See similar questions...

Dr. Benjamin Gavish, InterCure's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, patented and developed a fundamental method of affecting biological rhythms and respiration with external rhythms such as melody, which led to the development of RESPeRATE, the company's first product. See similar questions...

Aerogel was first made in the 1930s by Samuel S. Kistler, who obtained several patents for making a variety of aerogel, including silica, alumina, chromia, tin and carbon. See similar questions...

For 16 years or so, ballet was such a large part of my life that people find it strange that I don’t really practice it anymore. I think many who have studied something for so long would agree that it is hard to do it again at a much less intense rate. To be at the same level of ability I had reached before quitting or even close, I would have to take lessons and practice pretty much everyday which obviously I can no longer do. See similar questions...

Vibrational essences are a part of ancient wisdom, and have been found in aboriginal cultures throughout the world. The 16th century master physician and herbalist Paracelsus also used essences. The best-known essence maker of the modern world is the English physician Dr. Edward Bach. He re-invented essences in the 1930's, creating the popular Bach Flower Remedies. They are used widely throughout the world. In the past 15 years or so, many new essences companies were founded all over the world. See similar questions...

Answer:It was developed by Dr. Allen Dyer, a world-renowned medical researcher who invented the cardiac defibrillator that went around the globe to revive heart attack victims. Dr. Dyer holds an M.D., a Ph.D. and a pharmaceutical degree. He is the former deputy minister with the Ministry of Health in Ontario, Canada. See similar questions...

Balloons have been around for centuries.  The modern latex balloon that we are familiar with was invented in New England during the Great Depression. A chemical engineer named Neil Tillotson was attempting to make inner tubes using liquid latex, which was a new product.  He was having no luck.  In his frustration is cut out a cat's head and dipped it in the latex.  When it dried he found that he had a cat head. See similar questions...

The first cache was placed by Dave Ulmer near Portland, Oregon on May 3rd, 2000. Three days later, two people who had read about the cache on the sci.geo.satellite-nav newsgroup found the cache and entered their names in its log: geocaching was born! You are welcome to link to any of my pages from your web site but please do not place copies of this site's maps on your own web page. Geocache data has been gathered from geocaching.com, navicache.com, and other sources. We thank them all! See similar questions...

Answer: The short answer is Jesus Christ; Jesus (followed by all his disciples) was the one teaching a first-century Second Coming. The long answer is that Preterism has always been a minor voice throughout Church history. Church fathers like Eusebius of Caesarea, St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great and many others were either Preterists or showed strong Preteristic tendencies. See similar questions...

The mechanical genius Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano around 1700. The name piano is actually a shortened version of the Italian term pianoforte, meaning soft-loud, and referring to the fact that the pianoforte could produce sound volume covering a much larger range than its predecessors, the harpsichord and clavichord. See similar questions...

In 1988 gun prohibition activist Josh Sugarmann circulated a paper among anti-gun groups, telling them that they needed a "new issue" to "strengthen the handgun restriction lobby," because their efforts to ban handguns had failed. See similar questions...

We include this new information in "A Shopper's Guide to Leather Alternatives 2000 Update," which is available for $4. We finally found a non-leather ballet shoe in Australia. Vegan Wares offers ballet slippers in a charcoal microfiber or natural canvas, in sizes for women and children. The company has a website and you can order online: www.veganwares.com. Vegan Wares is a company owned and operated by vegans, providing high quality alternatives to leather products. See similar questions...

Coca-Cola was invented in May 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. The name "Coca-Cola" was suggested by Dr. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson. He penned the name Coca-Cola in the flowing script that is famous today. Coca-Cola was first sold at a soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta by Willis Venable. During the first year, sales of Coca-Cola averaged nine drinks a day, adding up to total sales for that year of $50. Since the year's expenses were just over $70, Dr. See similar questions...

Sailing through a fleet of monohull trailer sailers in 1973, while on an early Piver trimaran, it occurred to designer that the trimaran configuration would be ideal for the trailer sailer. It is light for towing, much more stable, totally unsinkable, and it sails much faster. The only problem was how to fold it down for trailering. Several existing systems were investigated, including telescopic beams, straight hinges, and the 'swing wing' system. See similar questions...