ballet

noun

bal·let | \ ˈba-ˌlā

, ba-ˈlā\

Definition of ballet

1a : a theatrical art form using dancing, music, and scenery to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere

b : dancing in which conventional poses and steps are combined with light flowing figures (such as leaps and turns)

2 : music for a ballet

3 : a group that performs ballets

4 : something likened to a ballet especially in complexity and precision of movement Where else can you peek into the kitchen and see a quiet ballet of cooks, their entire attention focused on feeding a mere 65 people?— Ruth Reichl Rather, it is people and the daily ballet of urban life that make a city.— Steven Earnest et al.

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Examples of ballet in a Sentence

She does tap dancing and ballet. We are going to a ballet tonight. This is one of my favorite ballets.

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According to Thomas’s Battersea website, classes like art, ballet, drama, French, and music. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Princess Charlotte Is All Ready to Attend a New School This Fall," 29 May 2019 Based on the iconic ballet, the movie is bound to be dramatic, playful, and extremely ornate. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Everything You Need to Know About "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"," 4 Sep. 2018 Now, the famous shoe brand released a new ladylike ballet flat called Tree Breezers ($95), which answer a consumer demand for a more feminine silhouette that goes from day to night (yas ladies!). — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, "Allbirds Just Dropped the Most Comfortable Ballet Flat You'll Ever Wear," 2 May 2019 Some shared poems, others shared art and one group shared a killer-whale ballet. — Sean Quinton, The Seattle Times, "‘I have not slept in days’: Readers react to Tahlequah, the mother orca clinging to her dead calf," 5 Aug. 2018 The ballet is raising $13 million, in part to begin construction of a new headquarters at Loch Haven Park. — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Shane Jewell is Orlando Ballet's new executive director," 28 June 2018 The tinny music in the music box is the theme from Swan Lake -- a ballet where the heroine is imprisoned in the body of a swan, stripped of her identity. — Rena Gross, Billboard, "10 Surprises From 'Handmaid's Tale' Season 2, Episode 8 'Women's Work'," 6 June 2018 The first tutu was worn in 1832 by the great dancer, Marie Taglioni, for her leading role in La Sylphide — a ballet about weightless, winged, air sprites. — Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, "Carrie Bradshaw’s Tutu Paradox," 1 June 2018 Nolan, in particular, presents a full-out comic ballet of facial and bodily messages expressing the confluence of narcissism, power, and cruelty. — Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, "After all these years, we’re still Waiting for Godot," 30 May 2018

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