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ballet

[ba-ley, bal-ey] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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It just released a black ballet flat with floral detailing, called Shox Z Calistra.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"Why should only people who can afford ballet lessons and ballet shoes be our dancers?"

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Actor Timothée Chalamet is suddenly ballet and opera’s BFF.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

"I don't want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore,'" Chalamet said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Her own plain dress she left behind on the rack, on the off chance there might one day be a ballet about governesses.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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