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ballet

[ba-ley, bal-ey] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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Today, ballet flats make up a small slice of the U.S. women’s footwear market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

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

Wearing ballet flats for purposes other than ballet itself is a trend that first emerged in the 1940s.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

I don’t want to hang out at the ballet studio with Mom.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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

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

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

From Seattle Times May 23, 2024

He commissioned the unknown, untested Igor Stravinsky to provide music for one of the new ballets, The Firebird.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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