How was the art of ballet supported and developed in Russia?

Ballet flourished in Russia because it was strongly promoted by the Russian Tsar. Ballet was introduced to Russia in the second half of the 17th century by Russian ambassadors who had seen the art of ballet in Western Europe. 1742, Empress Petrovna ordered the establishment of a ballet troupe in Petersburg, and in 1773, the Moscow Dance Specialization was established, which was later expanded into the Moscow Dance School. As the art of ballet at that time was a synthesis of music, dance and mime, it was quite popular and soon became widespread. At that time, Peter the Great of Russia also actively organized a variety of balls, advocating social activities, hired many dance teachers from abroad, dance education was quickly popularized, which played a prelude to the development of the art of ballet in Russia, the rise of the art of ballet in modern Russia and the famous composer Tchaikovsky, choreographer Ivanov, choreographers Pavlova, Ulanova, Fukin, and others can not be separated. They pushed ballet to the top. The world-famous masterpieces include "Swan Lake", "Sleeping Beauty", "Nutcracker" and so on.