Ngesikhathi sekhulu leshumi nesikhombisa, ngaphambi kokubusa kukaMbusi uPeter Omkhulu, ukudansa eRussia kwakukhona kuphela kubantu basemaphandleni nabaphansi ababehlala ngaphandle kwedolobha, ngakho-ke uPeter Omkhulu wanquma ukuthuthukisa ubuciko ezweni lakhe ngokumema abaculi evela kwamanye amazwe ukusiza ukwenza iRussia ibe yesimanjemanje futhi ngekhulu le-XNUMX, umlando weBallet nawo wavela emadolobheni aseMoscow naseSt. Petersburg yiqembu lezikole ezazizinikele kulobu buciko.
Ngo-1744 ngokokuqala ngqa emlandweni we-ballet yaseRussia, uJean Baptiste Landen wayengomunye wabadidiyeli bokuqala bomdanso we-ballet abafika eRussia nabadansi bakhe ukuzokwethula umbukiso we-Empress Anne. Abadansi bakaJean Baptiste benza umbukiso omkhulu, okwathi ngo-1738 Indlovukazi yanquma ukuthola isikole se-ballet. Lesi sikole sasaziwa njenge- "Imperial Ballet School", kwathi kamuva saziwa njenge- "Vaganova Academy", esasiqondiswa ngu-Agripina Vaganova. ICatalana la Grande nayo yasungula isikole se-ballet, abafundi bavela emindenini ehlwempu bevela ekhaya lezintandane eMoscow.
Indoda yaseFrance uCharles Diderot weza eRussia ezoqondisa ukusebenza kokuqala kwe-ballet yaseRussia. Imisebenzi yakhe yokuqala yafakwa eBolshoi Theatre, kamuva eyabizwa ngokuthi yiMariinsky Theatre. Umdwebi we-Choreographer uMarie Taglioni weza eRussia neqembu labadansi baseYurophu kodwa wasala eRussia futhi waba ngomunye wothisha abahamba phambili be-ballet.