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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

Teasdale learnt both ballet and gymnastics to develop his footwork and skills in the ring and was seemingly set for stardom.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Ms. Van Herpen has also dressed Beyoncé, Björk, Lady Gaga and Natalie Portman, and makes costumes for ballet and opera companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

“The ballet is not a narrative,” says Mr. Thomas, and though he’s referring to a specific piece, he might be speaking for the art form at large.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“We’re doing a ballet and we could totally use a prince.”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

As a trained ballet dancer, I love structure, rules and the methodological algorithm of how story ballets go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Prominent among these were ballets by Ms. Tharp, the one-time experimentalist modern-dance maker whose creations for ABT made up the opening bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

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

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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