The term ballo was first used by Domenico da Piacenza (in De Arte Saltandi et Choreas Ducendi), so his work is known as balleti or balli which later became ballet. The term ballet itself was coined by Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx in Ballet Comique de la Royne (1581) which is a ballet comique (ballet drama).
In the same year, Fabritio Caroso published Il Ballarino, a technical guide on ballet dancing, which made Italy a major center for ballet dance development.
