National Ballet of China National Ballet of China The National Ballet of China (NBC), known in China as the Central Ballet Troupe was founded on 31 December 1959. It is the mainland Chinese national ballet troupe. The ballet company works from the Tianqiao Theater, this was specifically built for NBC in 1959, and it was renovated in 2001. This theater is one of a handful of such theaters in China that specialize in ballet and opera performances. In 1954, the first ballet school in China, Beijing Dance School, was established, and in the following years ballets such as "Swan Lake" and "Romeo and Juliet"
Lyrical ballet smooth character, danced at medium tempo, in 2/4 or 4/4 time. Today, the nomenclature 'Russian lyrical' has lost its relevance but the dance form remains and continues to flourish under the term of lyrical ballet. The technique is that of ballet abiding by the rules of turnout and body alignment in which is also incorporated the different Soviet ballroom dance steps. A distinguishing feature of lyrical ballet as opposed to lyrical dance is that it does not make any departure from the classical style and takes no liberties with its rigid structure. Therefore, it is unlikely to find the turning-in