What is Ballet Master?
'''Ballet Master''' (also '''Balletmaster''', '''Ballet Mistress''', '''''Premier Maître de ballet''''' or '''''Premier Maître de ballet en Chef''''') is an employee of a [[ballet]] company. The Ballet Master is responsible for keeping the [[dancer]]s in the company to a high level of competence. Ballet masters (or ballet mistresses for women) teach the daily company ballet class. They rehearse the dancers for both new and old ballets in the company's [[repertoire]]. The artistic director of a ballet company may also be called its ballet master. {{Performing-arts-stub}} [[Category:Ballet]] [[Category:Entertainment occupations]]