“芭蕾”起源于意大利，兴盛于法国，“芭蕾”一词本是法语"ballet"的音译
"Ballet" originated in Italy and flourished in France. The word "ballet" was originally a transliteration of French "ballet"
图片芭蕾舞
Picture Ballet
，意为“跳”或“跳舞”。
, which means "dance" or "dance".
ballet一词，源于古拉丁语ballo。最初，这个词只表示跳舞，或当众表演舞蹈，并不具有剧场演出的含义。
The word ball comes from the ancient Latin word ball. At first, this word only meant dancing, or performing dancing in public, and did not have the meaning of theater performance.
芭蕾的历史，最早的肇端可追溯自欧洲文艺复兴鼎盛时代的意年大宫廷，及法国南部的贝根弟处所的宫廷里。每当成婚喜庆，接见外国元首，或其他年夜庆典，即表演这种舞蹈以示祝或助兴。
The history of ballet can be traced back to the great court of Italy in the heyday of the European Renaissance and the court of Burgundy in southern France. Whenever you get married, receive a foreign head of state, or other big celebrations, you can perform this dance to express your wishes or cheer up.
芭蕾成长史上第一部斗劲完整的芭蕾舞剧——《皇后喜剧芭蕾》上演于1581年，当洛蕾娜（Lorraine）的玛格丽特蜜斯和凡尔赛（Versaills）的姚幼斯公爵成婚瞬息，这场芭蕾舞的音乐曲谱迄今仍保留，可算是最古老的芭蕾音乐。
The Queen's comedy ballet, the first ballet with complete fighting power in the history of ballet, was performed in 1581. When Marguerite Mies of Lorraine and Duke Yao of Versailles got married, the musical score of this ballet is still preserved, which can be regarded as the oldest ballet music.