Ballet - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbæleɪ|  American pronunciation of the word ballet
Brit.  |ˈbæleɪ|  British pronunciation of the word ballet

noun

- a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
- music written for a ballet

Extra examples

She does tap dancing and ballet.

We are going to a ballet tonight.

This is one of my favorite ballets.

We're going to the ballet tomorrow evening.

She dances with a famous ballet company.

...a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences...

She was hired to choreograph the ballet routines.

Her performance in the ballet earned her critical acclaim.

Her performance in the ballet earned her thunderous applause and shouts of acclamation from the audience.

In her book she makes a comparison between Russian and British ballet.

Alvin managed to bridge the gap between ballet and modern dance.

I could not force my body into the contortions required by classical ballet.

He danced with the Boston Repertory Ballet.

Margot Fonteyn, the famous British ballet dancer

My parents thought it was abnormal for a boy to be interested in ballet.

Word forms

noun
singular: ballet
plural: ballets
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