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ballet

[ba-lay, bal-ay] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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Before that she was a barista, she made sandwiches, and for years, she was a ballet and contemporary dancer prior to becoming a writer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Crocs is expanding beyond Jibbitz to embrace “elevated” customization like temporary shoe tattoos and attachable ballet ribbons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

If he’d really keep me from ballet until I raised my GPA.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

As usual with Heartbeat projects, the focus was narrowed to the main story, so choruses and ballets were cut along with some characters and subplots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

She also reimagined famous choreography from ballets like “The Nutcracker” and “Sleeping Beauty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 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

With Beaujoyeulx, Catherine conceived what have come to be accepted as the world’s first formal ballets.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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