Ballet began in royal courts in the early 1600's, and early forms of this elegant and sophisticated art involved long skirts and wooden clogs.
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3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	5:case	_
4	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	5:amod	Entity=(2-place-new-cf5-2-sgl
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6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	9:case	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	9:det	Entity=(3-time-acc:com-cf2-3-sgl|XML=<date from:::"1600-01-01" to:::"1625-12-31">
8	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	9:amod	_
9	1600's	1600's	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	2:obl:in	Entity=3)|SpaceAfter=No|XML=</date>
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	20:punct	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	20:cc	Discourse=joint-list_m:3->2:0
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17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	18:cc	_
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26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	2:punct	_
