ballet
/bæˈleɪ/
noun
- A type of performance dance that uses precise, graceful movements and often tells a story.
- Ballet requires years of practice to master the basic positions.
- The ballet company will perform 'Swan Lake' this weekend.
- She has been studying ballet since she was five years old.
- A single performance or piece of music for this type of dance.
- We bought tickets to see a famous ballet at the theater.
- The composer wrote a beautiful ballet about a magical forest.
- Her favorite ballet is 'The Nutcracker' because of the holiday theme.
- A group of dancers who perform ballet together.
- She auditioned for the city ballet and got a spot.
- The ballet toured Europe for six months.
- The ballet rehearsed every morning for the upcoming show.
- Something that is carefully planned and moves in a graceful, coordinated way.
- The soccer players performed a ballet of passes and shots.
- The traffic moved in a ballet of cars merging and turning.
- The chefs worked in a ballet of chopping and stirring.
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