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But suddenly it’s all changed and Covent Garden is pouring out ballet DVDs of this generation of dancers, and it’s evident that the goalposts have been moved in many directions. It must make financial sense to sell hundreds of thousands of DVDs of a show that may be seen live in the theatre by only tens of thousands at most, but it is also a boon to the non-London public that film standards have become so much higher that they too can go to the ballet, just by switching on their DVD player.

As more and more choreographers use digital and video effects on stage, and as more and more people take their music electronically, so ballet productions in today’s flatter, simpler sets seem to feel very much at home on film. In this round-up of recommended recordings of great classical ballets, I’ve been fascinated to see how productions that feel thin or inconsistent in the live experience can find their natural berth on film. It would be no wonder if conceiving ba