Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore are both featured in Ghost.
A narrative ballet or story ballet is a form of ballet that has a plot and characters .. ballet. ballet. plot. Plot ( narrative ). It is typically a production with full sets and costumes .. Most romantic and classical ballets of the 19th century were narrative ballets .. romantic. Romantic ballet. classical. Classical ballet. Among the most well known are Swan Lake , The Sleeping Beauty , and The Nutcracker .. Swan Lake. Swan Lake. The Sleeping Beauty. The Sleeping Beauty ( ballet ). The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker. For these and other classic narrative ballets it is common for ballet directors to create their own choreography , while maintaining the plot and music used by the original 19th-century choreographer .. ballet. ballet. plot. Plot ( narrative ). choreography. choreography. Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton were neoclassical ballet choreographers that created original narrative ballets in the 20th century .. ballet. ballet. Kenneth MacMillan. Kenneth MacMillan. Frederick Ashton. Frederick Ashton. neoclassical ballet. neoclassical ballet. Narrative ballets are essential to a ballet company 's repertoire , because they tend to generate the highest sales and bring families with children to see the ballet .. ballet. ballet. ballet company. ballet company. Many newer narrative ballets are adapted from familiar stories or literature because they are recognizable to audiences .. Ballet versions of Dracula became very popular in the late 20th century for this reason .. Ben Stevenson , Artistic Director of Texas Ballet Theater , has choreographed many narrative ballets with lavish sets and costumes in recent years , including Cleopatra , Dracula , and The Snow Maiden , based on a Russian folktale , as well as his own versions of narrative ballets .. Ben Stevenson. Ben Stevenson. Texas Ballet Theater. Texas Ballet Theater