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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

Silent movies may be the home of slapstick, but they are also akin to ballet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Her Peugeot bicycle is on sale, as are two pairs of leather Repetto ballet flats.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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

Penelope had long dreamed of visiting the ballet, and knew all about it.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

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

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

Stafford and Whelan have commissioned 12 ballets by choreographers of color in the last six years, it says.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024

To emphasise the intended awe and majesty of the occasion, Louis XIV’s long, mythological ballets would begin with a self-contained instrumental introduction, or opening.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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