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Abstract

This research intends to investigate start, revival and decline of court ballet,that French Louis XIV called as an autocrat achieved, and examine politicalimplications reflected in them. It intends to examine why Louis XIV selected balletso as to strengthen and maintain royal authority and what periodical situation andpolitical background for obtaining the title of ballet revival’s founder, evaluated inthis era, were. At present, Louis XIV is focused in dance history because he can befocused as a ‘dancing body’ loving ballet and enjoying dance, not just imitation ofauthority by ballet. Dancing autocrat established royal dance academy as a dancerafter his retirement, educated and released professional dancers and gave animportant contribution to the development of theater dance and performance artthrough the professionalism and professionalization of dance in the future. Talented artists released by court ballet and ballet’s basic techniques developed bythem are very significant to prepare foundation of the next period when dance wasmore developed and systematized. In dance history, there was no time when dancereceived national supports and autocrat’s interests intensively like the court balletof Louis XIV period. And, the cultivation of political court ballet finally broughtbrilliant enlightenment of dance art in the next period.