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
There are stories in ballet, yes, but the allure is in the fluid possibilities of the human body and the expression therein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Local farmers have also poured in to help battle the blaze, with a ballet of tractors pulling in tankers of water drawn from a nearby lake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 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
Nancy had finally gotten used to hearing the ballet steps called out in French.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
Prominent among these were ballets by Ms. Tharp, the one-time experimentalist modern-dance maker whose creations for ABT made up the opening bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
She also reimagined famous choreography from ballets like “The Nutcracker” and “Sleeping Beauty.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
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
Stravinsky’s first spell of collaboration with Diaghilev comprised three ballets: The Firebird in 1910, Petrushka in 1911 and The Rite of Spring in 1913.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing ballet
English Words Derived from French, List 2
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Dance - Introductory
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