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Pronunciation: [bˈale͡ɪ] (IPA)

Ballet is a form of dance that originated in the 15th century in Italy. The term "ballet" is derived from the Italian word "ballare" which means "to dance." Synonyms for ballet include the French term "danse classique," meaning classical dance, and the Russian term "balet," which refers to the traditional Russian style of ballet. Other synonyms for ballet are "dance drama," "balletic," and "choreography." Ballet performances are often accompanied by classical music and are aesthetically pleasing, characterized by dancers' graceful, precise movements en pointe. Ballet has become a popular form of dance worldwide and is often taught in dance schools and studios.

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Usage examples for Ballet

The performance was excellent and of the usual variety, including a ballet.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
He unpacked his few possessions carefully and then, on a very hard bed, dreaming of bombs, of Mrs. Brockett dressed as a ballet dancer, of Mr. Zanti digging for treasure beneath the grey flags of Bennett Square, of Clare Elizabeth Rossiter riding down Oxford Street amidst the shouts of the populace, of the world as a coloured globe on which he, Peter Westcott, the author of that masterpiece, "Reuben Hallard," had set his foot ...
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
There were numbers of men-old gentlemen who were there because they had always been there, young gentlemen who were there because they had never been there before and a few gentlemen who had come to see the ballet.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole

Famous quotes with Ballet

  • I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes.
    Oksana Baiul
  • In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms.
    George Balanchine
  • Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned.
    George Balanchine
  • The ballet is a purely female thing; it is a woman, a garden of beautiful flowers, and man is the gardener.
    George Balanchine
  • Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important.
    Mikhail Baryshnikov

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