ballet shoe

noun

plural ballet shoes

1

: a shoe that is worn by ballet dancers: such as

a

: ballet slipper

Those auditioning must be enrolled in a dance class at a dance studio. Girls should wear a black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes and wear their hair in a bun for the auditions.

—Angela Bauer

b

: pointe shoe

Megan Teixeira, 11, loves the weightless feeling of being on pointe, balanced on the toes of her ballet shoes.

—Linda Borg

2

: ballet flat sense 1

For one thing, any dress next summer—or this winter, for that matter—can be paired with flats or ballet shoes.

—Elizabeth Wellington

Examples of ballet shoe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Schultz was also particularly optimistic on the updates to the Samba chain and ballet shoes from Adidas, as well as the On Cloudtilt and the Salomon XT-6 sneaker franchises. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Mosaku’s toddler daughter stood behind her in a pink tutu dress and ballet shoes with her leg bent upward. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ballet shoe

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou