ballet
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She later helped the Dutch resistance by carrying messages and taking part in secret ballet performances to raise money for anti-Nazi causes.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Ms. Van Herpen has also dressed Beyoncé, Björk, Lady Gaga and Natalie Portman, and makes costumes for ballet and opera companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Suit trousers were paired with a leather jacket, a boater hat and ballet slippers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
This was a standing ovation, which meant that the people really, really liked the ballet.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
It all ultimately feels like five separate little ballets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
If you go back to the 15th and 16th centuries, ballets were like a party, like combining the Met Gala with a high school prom and a giant party — that’s what it was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
How much do you know about one of the most impactful ballets and what will that look like?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Stafford and Whelan have commissioned 12 ballets by choreographers of color in the last six years, it says.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
“That was cool. I want to be a writer, too. And a ballet dancer. I’m going to write stories and make ballets about them.”
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Vocabulary lists containing ballet
English Words Derived from French, List 2
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Dance - Introductory
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