ballet dancing
41ballet — n. 1 a a dramatic or representational style of dancing and mime, using set steps and techniques and usu. (esp. in classical ballet) accompanied by music. b a particular piece or performance of ballet. c the music for this. 2 a company performing… …
42Ballet Comique de la Reine — The Ballet Comique de la Reine was a court entertainment, now considered to be the first ballet. It was staged in Paris, France, in 1581 for the court of Catherine de Medici. It was produced and choreographed by Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx and… …
43ballet — [17] Etymologically, a ballet is a ‘little dance’. English acquired the word, via French ballet, from Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo ‘dance’, related to English ball (the diminutive of Italian balla ‘spherical ball’ is ballotta, whence… …
44ballet — [17] Etymologically, a ballet is a ‘little dance’. English acquired the word, via French ballet, from Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo ‘dance’, related to English ball (the diminutive of Italian balla ‘spherical ball’ is ballotta, whence… …
45ballet — noun Etymology: French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo dance, from ballare Date: 1634 1. a. a theatrical art form using dancing, music, and scenery to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere b. dancing in which conve …
46ballet — /ˈbæleɪ / (say balay) noun 1. a spectacular entertainment, often designed to tell a story, and rendered by a company of professional dancers. 2. the style of dancing employed in such a performance, using an elaborate formal technique and… …
47ballet — [ˈbæleɪ] noun 1) [U] a type of complicated dancing that is used for telling a story and is performed in a theatre 2) [C] a performance of ballet …
48dancing girls — Opera Op er*a ([o^]p [ e]r*[.a]), n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains, work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[ e]ra. See {Operate}.] 1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music… …
49ballet — noun /ˈbæl.eɪ/ a) A classical form of dance. b) A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story …
50dancing-girls — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: so called from the fancied resemblance of the flowers to ballet dancers : an East Indian herb (Mantisia saltatoria) sometimes cultivated in greenhouses for its purple… …
