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ballet

[ba-ley, bal-ey] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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Having danced with the Royal Ballet and then in Germany, she later moved to Cork in the 1970s to dance with the Irish National Ballet Company and never left Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

As a young doctor, O’Malley had trained under the go-to surgeon for the American Ballet Theatre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Millepied — a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet — served as a choreographer on the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The dancer then returned to the UK, teaching at the Birmingham Royal Ballet, and has now had her shoes repaired 40 years after her first professional solo performance.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“It's too bad you are leaving to-morrow,” said the reception clerk, telephone in hand, “the Ballet starts next week, you know. Does Mrs. Van Hopper know?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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