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ballet

[ba-lay, bal-ay] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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Her Peugeot bicycle is on sale, as are two pairs of leather Repetto ballet flats.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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

Local farmers have also poured in to help battle the blaze, with a ballet of tractors pulling in tankers of water drawn from a nearby lake.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Amy’s a dancer also, and she signed up for the same ballet classes that Patrice was taking.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

The lengthier Met calendar offers multiact, narrative productions that focus on the troupe’s theater aspect, such as this year’s scheduled June-to-July season of four narrative ballets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

According to recent industry reports, ticket sales to American operas and ballets hover between 1.4 to 3 million each, depending on the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

If you go back to the 15th and 16th centuries, ballets were like a party, like combining the Met Gala with a high school prom and a giant party — that’s what it was.

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

With Beaujoyeulx, Catherine conceived what have come to be accepted as the world’s first formal ballets.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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