balletic

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They will silently show you how it’s done with an impossibly balletic ollie, their board magically suctioned to their soles as they slide down the whole length of the thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

He may lack the plumber's balletic moveset, but with some of Nintendo's most imaginative minds plotting his next adventure Donkey Kong's latest has the makings of a smash hit.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

The fights are copious, and in another new twist for “Star Wars,” many of them take the form of balletic martial arts face-offs.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

He gave insightful and amusing comments preceding each piece, and his tightly balletic baton style summoned a knockout performance from musicians who, with one exception, were strangers to him before their four rehearsals that weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

It hesitated for a moment, wobbling there on the edge of oblivion, and then pitched decisively forward and fell, tumbling end over end in beautiful balletic slow-motion.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs