Elisabeth Platel in Raymonda 1999

Description thanks to: King Louis XIV was also the first principal dancer; his penchant for ballet was a delight to all in his court. French/Paris Opera School One of the most fluid methods of ballet, having been overhauled by Rudolf Nureyev in the 1980s, the French method of ballet is largely closed to the rest of the world, its practices not yet spread worldwide. The Paris Opera Ballet School (as it is now titled) was the first ballet school in existence, originally founded by King Louis XIV in the late 17th century. The feeder school for the Paris Opera Ballet, it ran through a highly-qualified staff of former premier dancers and ballerinas.