ballet
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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
Silent movies may be the home of slapstick, but they are also akin to ballet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The Act 3 witches’ ballet featured a satirical re-enactment of the murder of Duncan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ever the fashion muse, Chalamet is once again at the centre of another trend for 2027 - ballet.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
If he’d really keep me from ballet until I raised my GPA.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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
She also reimagined famous choreography from ballets like “The Nutcracker” and “Sleeping Beauty.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 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
Lincoln Center was home to world-famous operas and ballets.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Vocabulary lists containing ballet
English Words Derived from French, List 2
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Dance - Introductory
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