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The [['''Dream Ballet]]''' had its heyday in musical [[Theatre]] from the 1930s through 1950s, when it was a favorite of such choreographers as George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins and [[Bob Fosse]]. It appeared in other media as well, but has now fallen out of fashion. It doesn't necessarily have to be a dream, but it only takes place in a character's mind.

* In ''[[Oklahoma]]!'', there is a [[Dream Ballet]] after Laurey takes smelling salts to help her decide whether to take Curly or Jud to a dance.

** Famous as the ''Oklahoma!'' [[Dream Ballet]] is, ballets in Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals aren't always dreams -- thosedreams—those in ''[[Carousel]]'' and ''[[The King and I]]'' don't involve dreams. There is, however, a [[Dream Ballet]] for Ta in ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'', and the college dance sequence in ''Allegro'' takes a three-minute break from awkward reality to send the dancers twirling through their imaginations.

* ''Fiddler On The Roof'' has both a [[Dream Ballet]] and a ballet to explain a dream.