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ballet which tells a story using music and dance. Ballet developed greatly in France about 350 years ago and dancers all over the world still call all the movements (動作)by their French names.

The Royal Ballet School in London is famous and children interested in ballet dream of being able to go there. The school holds several auditions every year where they choose suitable children to train as ballet dancers. Auditions take a whole day and about 1,000 children go to the auditions every year. The children, usually aged about 10 or 11, are given numbers to pin on their clothes and, in a group, they copy the movements  shape, some natural talent and who very much want to learn. Children from other countries can go to the Royal Ballet  School. They can send a video of themselves dancing and if they are good, they may be asked to travel to London for an audition. Every year, only 14 boys and 21 girls are chosen to go to the School.

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1.  What does ballet use to tell a story?

2.  What does the Royal Ballet  School hold an audition for?

3.  How many children are chosen to go to the Royal  Ballet School every year?

4.  Why are ballet movements called by French names?

5.  What do children in other countries do if they want to try out for an audition?

Answer 1

   1. It uses music and dance to tell a story.

2.  An audition is held for choosing suitable children to train as ballet dancers.

3.  Thirty-five children are chosen to go to the School every year.

 4.  Because ballet once developed greatly in France.

5.  They can send a video of themselves dancing to the school.