With the turn away from the romantic trend, ballet began to lose popularity. The renewed "revival" of this dance form is attributed to the choreographer Marius Petipa, considered the father of Russian classical ballet.
During Petipa's time, the heart of ballet art moved from France to Russia, where he created, among others, The Pharaoh's Daughter, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Don Quixote. He did not reform ballet in any significant way, but he refined certain elements, such as raising the technical level of the dancers, which included the creation of divertissement ballet, characterized by glamour, dance shows and the introduction of folk dances into the performances.
