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ballet
[ ba-ley, bal-ey ]
noun
- a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
- a theatrical entertainment in which ballet dancing and music, often with scenery and costumes, combine to tell a story, establish an emotional atmosphere, etc.
- an interlude of ballet in an operatic performance.
- a company of ballet dancers.
- the musical score for a ballet:
the brilliant ballets of Tchaikovsky.
- a dance or balletlike performance:
an ice-skating ballet.
ballet
/ bæˈleɪ; bæˈlɛtɪk; ˈbæleɪ /
noun
- a classical style of expressive dancing based on precise conventional steps with gestures and movements of grace and fluidity
- ( as modifier )
ballet dancer
- a theatrical representation of a story or theme performed to music by ballet dancers
- a troupe of ballet dancers
- a piece of music written for a ballet
ballet
- Theatrical entertainment in which dancers, usually accompanied by music, tell a story or express a mood through their movements. The technique of ballet is elaborate and requires many years of training. Two classical ballets are Swan Lakeand The Nutcracker, composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky . Two great modern ballets are The Rite of Spring , composed by Igor Stravinsky , and Fancy Free , by Leonard Bernstein .
Derived Forms
- balletic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·· [ba-, let, -ik, b, uh, -], adjective
- ·i·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ballet1
Example Sentences
Sheena Gough is 89 years old but she can easily lift her leg on to a ballet barre to demonstrate elegant dance moves to her class.
My mom enrolled me in ballet when I was 4, and I was studying classical and contemporary classes, dancing in different companies in Mexico and Europe until I was 28.
But on “Étoile,” the couple’s love of ballet finally comes to the forefront.
But Mark Morris’ potentially controversial new ballet, “Moon,” was having its world premiere that evening as planned.
Initially, Nevins was a ballet dancer, a swimmer and a poet.
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