Editing Baroque dance (section)

== Theatrical dance ==
The French noble style was danced both at social events and by professional dancers in theatrical productions such as opera-ballets and court entertainments. However, 18th-century theatrical dance had at least two other styles: comic or [[Grotesque dance|grotesque]], and semi-serious.<ref>Fairfax, Edmund. ''The Styles of Eighteenth-Century Ballet'' (Scarecrow Press, 2003) {{ISBN|0-8108-4698-5}}</ref><ref>Harris-Warrick, Rebecca and Brown, Bruce Alan, editors. ''The Grotesque Dancer on the Eighteenth Century Stage'' (The University of Wisconsin Press, 2005) {{ISBN|0-299-20354-9}}</ref>