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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

“There’s a lot of appeal to younger consumers in a style that is still fairly fresh to them, because maybe they weren’t shopping when ballet flats were last popular,” she said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

But with a ballet core wardrobe, I can dress like one anyway, play the part of sophisticated dancer — sophisticated woman — in my spandex and satin.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

He was wearing a black T-shirt with the words "Dancing Fool" on it, black sweat pants, and black ballet shoes.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

For the occasion, artistic director Susan Jaffe astutely chose 11 one-act ballets and four pas de deux.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

During his tenure Shklyarov had impressed with contemporary and classical ballets alike, ranging from “The Nutcracker” and “Don Quixote” to George Balanchine’s “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux” and “Jewels.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2024

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

“That was cool. I want to be a writer, too. And a ballet dancer. I’m going to write stories and make ballets about them.”

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu




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