ballet dancing

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  • 33ballet */ — UK [ˈbæleɪ] / US [bæˈleɪ] / US [ˈbæˌleɪ] noun Word forms ballet : singular ballet plural ballets [uncountable] a type of dancing used for telling a story, with complicated movements that need great skill and a lot of training classical/modern… …

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  • 34ballet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. concert or classical dance, choreography; corps de ballet. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. toe dancing, choreography, modern dance; see dance 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. dance, toe dancing,… …

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  • 35ballet — noun 1 (C) a performance in which a special style of dancing and music tell a story without any speaking: Tchaikovsky wrote several famous ballets. 2 (U) this type of dancing 3 (C) a group of ballet dancers who work together: the Bolshoi ballet …

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  • 36ballet position — Any of the five positions of the feet fundamental to all classical ballet. First codified by Pierre Beauchamp (1636–1705) in 1680, the positions form the base from which a dancer achieves stability or aplomb, the basic law of ballet. Fundamental… …

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  • 37Ballet boot — The ballet boot is a contemporary style of fetish footwear that merges (the look of) the pointe shoe with the ultimate high heel. The idea (along with the illusion) is to force the wearer s feet almost en pointe , like those of a ballerina, with… …

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  • 38dancing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wild ▪ slow ▪ ballet, ballroom, belly, country, disco, flamenco, folk …

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  • 39ballet — bal|let [ bæ,leı, bæ leı ] noun * uncount a type of dancing used for telling a story, with complicated movements that need great skill and a lot of training: classical/modern ballet His dream had been to study ballet. a ballet… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 40ballet — [[t]bæ̱leɪ, AM bæle͟ɪ[/t]] ballets 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N, oft N n Ballet is a type of very skilled and artistic dancing with carefully planned movements. I trained as a ballet dancer... She is also keen on the ballet. 2) N COUNT A ballet is an …

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