Adorable, stunning and elegant, the ballerina necklace is the perfect gift for anyone. The body is solid sterling silver whilst her top, hair and ballet shoes are hand-painted with 18k gold. Her beautiful pink freshwater pearl tutu is hand-carved into a unique shape. 
 
The ballerina necklace dancer or those who love and appreciate the art of ballet. 
 
Ballet originates from Italy and dates back to the 15th century. With the help of Catherine De Medici, ballet quickly spread from Italy to France and became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the French courts. 
 
In 1740 the Royal Danish Ballet and the Imperial Ballet of the Russian Empire were founded and began to bloom. In 1907 the Russian ballet moved back to France, where the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev was seen as one of the most influential ballet companies. Soon ballet spread around the world with the foundation of new companies, including London's The Royal Ballet (1931), the San Francisco Ballet (1933), American Ballet Theatre (1937), the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (1939), The Australian Ballet (1940 as the predecessor Borovansky Ballet), the New York City Ballet (1948), the National Ballet of Canada (1951), and the National Ballet Academy and Trust of India (2002). 
 
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