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ballet

[ba-ley, bal-ey] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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Deckers Outdoor, in May, said its Ugg Zora line — which has the fluffy interior an Ugg boot in roughly the shape of a ballet shoe — was proving appealing to customers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Deckers Outdoor, in May, also said its Ugg Zora line — which has the fluffy interior an Ugg boot in roughly the shape of a ballet shoe — had also appealed to customers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

For one, he simply needed to look down at his girlfriend Kylie Jenner’s shoes; she’s been credited with making ballet flats ubiquitous again via a single pair featured in a 2023 Instagram post.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

In the ballet rehearsal, they warm up, they finesse, they practice and pretend.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

A half hour later, we drop Malia off at the ballet studio to meet her friend and her mom.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

For many, Aaron Copland’s ballets are the epitome of “American music.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

When you’re imagining what Balanchine would do, your mind is going to what his ballets were.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2024

His ballets are effective in ways no one else’s are.

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

The type of story that everyone loves to see in ballets or books or movies but hates to hear about in real life.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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