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ballet

[ba-ley, bal-ey] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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This led to the proliferation of the regional theater movement, said Eustis, as well as that of symphony orchestras and ballet companies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Her parents, who weren’t artistic but were hugely encouraging of her ballet aspirations, ran a steakhouse in Hiroshima.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Rick Seah, a doctor who treats athletes and dancers at the U.K.’s Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, said ballet dancers need strength and endurance in their muscles and ligaments to reach and maintain many complex positions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Aside from following the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team, she has few hobbies outside ballet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Then she lowered it back to the floor as lightly as a ballet dancer.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

It all ultimately feels like five separate little ballets.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

For the occasion, artistic director Susan Jaffe astutely chose 11 one-act ballets and four pas de deux.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

During his tenure Shklyarov had impressed with contemporary and classical ballets alike, ranging from “The Nutcracker” and “Don Quixote” to George Balanchine’s “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux” and “Jewels.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 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




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