Definition of ballet in English:

ballet

noun ˈbaliˈbaleɪ

mass noun

1An artistic dance form performed to music, using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful movements and the use of pointe shoes with reinforced toes.
Example sentencesExamples
- The rhythm and tone of Jacobi's voice is complemented by classical ballet music and original music by Paul Grabowsky.
- The 30 dancers are said to perform athletic, emotional graceful routines, blending modern, ballet and jazz dance to pop music, gospel and jazz.
- I've never been a great one for ballet, and classical ballet, in particular, has pretty much passed me by.
- Mr B is, of course, the man who propelled classical ballet into the 20th century, and whose centenary has just been celebrated.
- I danced in classical ballet because it was a way for me to learn another technique.
- What happens when you combine the technical formality of traditional ballet with the free-flowing movements of modern dance?
- He was one of the first dancemakers to marry classical ballet and modern dance.
- Dance forms range from classical ballet to free-form club dancing.
- The most obvious candidates are classical ballet and the court dances from which the form emerged.
- In a technical and physical challenge, the dancers perform Peking opera gestures and movements at the same time as they dance ballet steps.
- But the two acclaimed performances of classical ballet and contemporary dance I saw were anything but stuffy.
- I take ballet, jazz, and Pointe, which is ballet on toe shoes.
- A sprightly Cancan performance by a Russian team and the graceful ballet movements of the Vladimir-Natasha duo had the audience spell-bound.
- I also danced classical ballet until I was 33 years old, then I gave that up and became a runner.
- The classes on Saturdays and Sundays in classical ballet and jazz dance for adults will last for two months.
- However, with modern ballet dance comes greater foot support through modern pointe ballet shoes and trained technique.
- With classical ballet, your movement is either right or wrong, and if you're wrong, you've failed.
- There is an increasingly fine line nowadays between some modern dance and classical ballet.
- As she stepped out lightly to the beat in measured, graceful ballet steps, she saw her parents smiling proudly at her from the front row.
- This opposition of free dance versus ballet presents a two-dimensional portrait of past representations of femininity.
1. 1.1count noun A creative work or performance of ballet, or the music written for it.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Allan Tung brought his rich background in music and theater to create a wide spectrum of beautiful ballets.
  This is not to say that it is a great ballet or even one that is in the top ten of short Bintley ballets but it is a good ballet.
  For example, in both ballets Fonteyn's prince does not even get to dance his solo.
  Neumeier is an amazingly creative choreographer, and premieres about two new ballets every season.
  Balanchine thought ballets were like butterflies that could not be kept from one generation to the next.
  The Bolshoi-trained artist says that pop music ballets were unheard of in his native Moscow.
  Perhaps in days gone by people had more time when they attended concerts, operas, and ballets.
  DVD issues, at least those of operas and ballets, must now also be treated differently.
  Farrell's golden reputation as a coach of the Balanchine ballets has attracted much attention.
  Lyon Opera Ballet does classical ballets but with a new language of movement.
  This is the last of the evening-length ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Soviet Union.
  Whether this is the only way to make ballets now, interpreting music, certainly begs questioning.
  One can easily find three Ashton ballets that go beautifully together.
  By the end of 1777 he was writing operas and ballets in Naples.
  The American Festival featured 15 ballets many with overtly American themes and all with American music.
  Unlike his contemporaries, he often chose to commission original music for his ballets.
  The public flocked to see the very Massine ballets that Tudor so intensely disliked.
  I saw not one ballet by Massine and only eight performances of ballets by Fokine, all in London.
  Actually I can tell you my plan to choreograph the other Shostakovich ballets.
  The same could be said of musicals, operas, ballets, songs, and other narrative forms.
2. 1.2treated as singular or plural A group of dancers who regularly perform ballets.
  the Bolshoi Ballet
  Example sentencesExamples
  Up until recently, she spent some of her free time dancing modern ballet with the Roberta Ballet group.
  Despite all dancers wearing ballet shoes, and the show coming from the prestigious Northern Ballet Theatre, classical ballet it is not.
  All the grace and beauty of classical ballet comes to Evesham next week when the Vienna Festival Ballet takes the Arts Centre stage.
  This is the first of two ballet seasons Ballet Ireland presents each year.
  To avoid open conflict during the performance, the ballet group omitted several controversial pieces.
  Dutch National Ballet ended its third visit to the Edinburgh International Festival with a finale that sent up earnest audiences for classical music and ballet.
  English Youth Ballet is the only company in the UK that offers youngsters between the ages of eight to 18, the opportunity to dance in a full scale classical ballet.
  Thompson will be only the third official executive director hired by the ballet in almost two decades.
  Independent Ballet Wales bring this classical folk tale to life mixing explosive dance and classical ballet in a truly unforgettable evening.
  Independent Ballet Wales presents an ideal introduction to classical ballet for young people but also an invigorating alternative to those tired old classics.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo 'a dance', from late Latin ballare 'to dance' (see ball²).

Rhymes

Calais, chalet, Hallé, palais, pis aller

Definition of ballet in US English:

ballet

nounˈbalā

1An artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes.
Example sentencesExamples
- What happens when you combine the technical formality of traditional ballet with the free-flowing movements of modern dance?
- The 30 dancers are said to perform athletic, emotional graceful routines, blending modern, ballet and jazz dance to pop music, gospel and jazz.
- I danced in classical ballet because it was a way for me to learn another technique.
- I take ballet, jazz, and Pointe, which is ballet on toe shoes.
- There is an increasingly fine line nowadays between some modern dance and classical ballet.
- I also danced classical ballet until I was 33 years old, then I gave that up and became a runner.
- The most obvious candidates are classical ballet and the court dances from which the form emerged.
- But the two acclaimed performances of classical ballet and contemporary dance I saw were anything but stuffy.
- A sprightly Cancan performance by a Russian team and the graceful ballet movements of the Vladimir-Natasha duo had the audience spell-bound.
- I've never been a great one for ballet, and classical ballet, in particular, has pretty much passed me by.
- With classical ballet, your movement is either right or wrong, and if you're wrong, you've failed.
- The rhythm and tone of Jacobi's voice is complemented by classical ballet music and original music by Paul Grabowsky.
- Dance forms range from classical ballet to free-form club dancing.
- However, with modern ballet dance comes greater foot support through modern pointe ballet shoes and trained technique.
- Mr B is, of course, the man who propelled classical ballet into the 20th century, and whose centenary has just been celebrated.
- As she stepped out lightly to the beat in measured, graceful ballet steps, she saw her parents smiling proudly at her from the front row.
- The classes on Saturdays and Sundays in classical ballet and jazz dance for adults will last for two months.
- In a technical and physical challenge, the dancers perform Peking opera gestures and movements at the same time as they dance ballet steps.
- He was one of the first dancemakers to marry classical ballet and modern dance.
- This opposition of free dance versus ballet presents a two-dimensional portrait of past representations of femininity.
1. 1.1 A creative work or performance of ballet, or the music written for it.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Bolshoi-trained artist says that pop music ballets were unheard of in his native Moscow.
  Whether this is the only way to make ballets now, interpreting music, certainly begs questioning.
  One can easily find three Ashton ballets that go beautifully together.
  Perhaps in days gone by people had more time when they attended concerts, operas, and ballets.
  Actually I can tell you my plan to choreograph the other Shostakovich ballets.
  The American Festival featured 15 ballets many with overtly American themes and all with American music.
  Balanchine thought ballets were like butterflies that could not be kept from one generation to the next.
  By the end of 1777 he was writing operas and ballets in Naples.
  This is the last of the evening-length ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Soviet Union.
  The same could be said of musicals, operas, ballets, songs, and other narrative forms.
  Lyon Opera Ballet does classical ballets but with a new language of movement.
  The public flocked to see the very Massine ballets that Tudor so intensely disliked.
  I saw not one ballet by Massine and only eight performances of ballets by Fokine, all in London.
  This is not to say that it is a great ballet or even one that is in the top ten of short Bintley ballets but it is a good ballet.
  Neumeier is an amazingly creative choreographer, and premieres about two new ballets every season.
  Farrell's golden reputation as a coach of the Balanchine ballets has attracted much attention.
  Allan Tung brought his rich background in music and theater to create a wide spectrum of beautiful ballets.
  Unlike his contemporaries, he often chose to commission original music for his ballets.
  For example, in both ballets Fonteyn's prince does not even get to dance his solo.
  DVD issues, at least those of operas and ballets, must now also be treated differently.
2. 1.2 A group of dancers who regularly perform ballets.
  the New York City Ballet
  Example sentencesExamples
  Dutch National Ballet ended its third visit to the Edinburgh International Festival with a finale that sent up earnest audiences for classical music and ballet.
  Independent Ballet Wales presents an ideal introduction to classical ballet for young people but also an invigorating alternative to those tired old classics.
  English Youth Ballet is the only company in the UK that offers youngsters between the ages of eight to 18, the opportunity to dance in a full scale classical ballet.
  Up until recently, she spent some of her free time dancing modern ballet with the Roberta Ballet group.
  Thompson will be only the third official executive director hired by the ballet in almost two decades.
  All the grace and beauty of classical ballet comes to Evesham next week when the Vienna Festival Ballet takes the Arts Centre stage.
  Independent Ballet Wales bring this classical folk tale to life mixing explosive dance and classical ballet in a truly unforgettable evening.
  Despite all dancers wearing ballet shoes, and the show coming from the prestigious Northern Ballet Theatre, classical ballet it is not.
  To avoid open conflict during the performance, the ballet group omitted several controversial pieces.
  This is the first of two ballet seasons Ballet Ireland presents each year.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo ‘a dance’, from late Latin ballare ‘to dance’ (see ball).

单词	ballet
释义	Definition of ballet in English: ballet noun ˈbaliˈbaleɪ mass noun 1An artistic dance form performed to music, using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful movements and the use of pointe shoes with reinforced toes. Example sentencesExamples The rhythm and tone of Jacobi's voice is complemented by classical ballet music and original music by Paul Grabowsky. The 30 dancers are said to perform athletic, emotional graceful routines, blending modern, ballet and jazz dance to pop music, gospel and jazz. I've never been a great one for ballet, and classical ballet, in particular, has pretty much passed me by. Mr B is, of course, the man who propelled classical ballet into the 20th century, and whose centenary has just been celebrated. I danced in classical ballet because it was a way for me to learn another technique. What happens when you combine the technical formality of traditional ballet with the free-flowing movements of modern dance? He was one of the first dancemakers to marry classical ballet and modern dance. Dance forms range from classical ballet to free-form club dancing. The most obvious candidates are classical ballet and the court dances from which the form emerged. In a technical and physical challenge, the dancers perform Peking opera gestures and movements at the same time as they dance ballet steps. But the two acclaimed performances of classical ballet and contemporary dance I saw were anything but stuffy. I take ballet, jazz, and Pointe, which is ballet on toe shoes. A sprightly Cancan performance by a Russian team and the graceful ballet movements of the Vladimir-Natasha duo had the audience spell-bound. I also danced classical ballet until I was 33 years old, then I gave that up and became a runner. The classes on Saturdays and Sundays in classical ballet and jazz dance for adults will last for two months. However, with modern ballet dance comes greater foot support through modern pointe ballet shoes and trained technique. With classical ballet, your movement is either right or wrong, and if you're wrong, you've failed. There is an increasingly fine line nowadays between some modern dance and classical ballet. As she stepped out lightly to the beat in measured, graceful ballet steps, she saw her parents smiling proudly at her from the front row. This opposition of free dance versus ballet presents a two-dimensional portrait of past representations of femininity. 1.1count noun A creative work or performance of ballet, or the music written for it. Example sentencesExamples Allan Tung brought his rich background in music and theater to create a wide spectrum of beautiful ballets. This is not to say that it is a great ballet or even one that is in the top ten of short Bintley ballets but it is a good ballet. For example, in both ballets Fonteyn's prince does not even get to dance his solo. Neumeier is an amazingly creative choreographer, and premieres about two new ballets every season. Balanchine thought ballets were like butterflies that could not be kept from one generation to the next. The Bolshoi-trained artist says that pop music ballets were unheard of in his native Moscow. Perhaps in days gone by people had more time when they attended concerts, operas, and ballets. DVD issues, at least those of operas and ballets, must now also be treated differently. Farrell's golden reputation as a coach of the Balanchine ballets has attracted much attention. Lyon Opera Ballet does classical ballets but with a new language of movement. This is the last of the evening-length ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Soviet Union. Whether this is the only way to make ballets now, interpreting music, certainly begs questioning. One can easily find three Ashton ballets that go beautifully together. By the end of 1777 he was writing operas and ballets in Naples. The American Festival featured 15 ballets many with overtly American themes and all with American music. Unlike his contemporaries, he often chose to commission original music for his ballets. The public flocked to see the very Massine ballets that Tudor so intensely disliked. I saw not one ballet by Massine and only eight performances of ballets by Fokine, all in London. Actually I can tell you my plan to choreograph the other Shostakovich ballets. The same could be said of musicals, operas, ballets, songs, and other narrative forms. 1.2treated as singular or plural A group of dancers who regularly perform ballets. the Bolshoi Ballet Example sentencesExamples Up until recently, she spent some of her free time dancing modern ballet with the Roberta Ballet group. Despite all dancers wearing ballet shoes, and the show coming from the prestigious Northern Ballet Theatre, classical ballet it is not. All the grace and beauty of classical ballet comes to Evesham next week when the Vienna Festival Ballet takes the Arts Centre stage. This is the first of two ballet seasons Ballet Ireland presents each year. To avoid open conflict during the performance, the ballet group omitted several controversial pieces. Dutch National Ballet ended its third visit to the Edinburgh International Festival with a finale that sent up earnest audiences for classical music and ballet. English Youth Ballet is the only company in the UK that offers youngsters between the ages of eight to 18, the opportunity to dance in a full scale classical ballet. Thompson will be only the third official executive director hired by the ballet in almost two decades. Independent Ballet Wales bring this classical folk tale to life mixing explosive dance and classical ballet in a truly unforgettable evening. Independent Ballet Wales presents an ideal introduction to classical ballet for young people but also an invigorating alternative to those tired old classics. Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo 'a dance', from late Latin ballare 'to dance' (see ball²). Rhymes Calais, chalet, Hallé, palais, pis aller Definition of ballet in US English: ballet nounˈbalā 1An artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes. Example sentencesExamples What happens when you combine the technical formality of traditional ballet with the free-flowing movements of modern dance? The 30 dancers are said to perform athletic, emotional graceful routines, blending modern, ballet and jazz dance to pop music, gospel and jazz. I danced in classical ballet because it was a way for me to learn another technique. I take ballet, jazz, and Pointe, which is ballet on toe shoes. There is an increasingly fine line nowadays between some modern dance and classical ballet. I also danced classical ballet until I was 33 years old, then I gave that up and became a runner. The most obvious candidates are classical ballet and the court dances from which the form emerged. But the two acclaimed performances of classical ballet and contemporary dance I saw were anything but stuffy. A sprightly Cancan performance by a Russian team and the graceful ballet movements of the Vladimir-Natasha duo had the audience spell-bound. I've never been a great one for ballet, and classical ballet, in particular, has pretty much passed me by. With classical ballet, your movement is either right or wrong, and if you're wrong, you've failed. The rhythm and tone of Jacobi's voice is complemented by classical ballet music and original music by Paul Grabowsky. Dance forms range from classical ballet to free-form club dancing. However, with modern ballet dance comes greater foot support through modern pointe ballet shoes and trained technique. Mr B is, of course, the man who propelled classical ballet into the 20th century, and whose centenary has just been celebrated. As she stepped out lightly to the beat in measured, graceful ballet steps, she saw her parents smiling proudly at her from the front row. The classes on Saturdays and Sundays in classical ballet and jazz dance for adults will last for two months. In a technical and physical challenge, the dancers perform Peking opera gestures and movements at the same time as they dance ballet steps. He was one of the first dancemakers to marry classical ballet and modern dance. This opposition of free dance versus ballet presents a two-dimensional portrait of past representations of femininity. 1.1 A creative work or performance of ballet, or the music written for it. Example sentencesExamples The Bolshoi-trained artist says that pop music ballets were unheard of in his native Moscow. Whether this is the only way to make ballets now, interpreting music, certainly begs questioning. One can easily find three Ashton ballets that go beautifully together. Perhaps in days gone by people had more time when they attended concerts, operas, and ballets. Actually I can tell you my plan to choreograph the other Shostakovich ballets. The American Festival featured 15 ballets many with overtly American themes and all with American music. Balanchine thought ballets were like butterflies that could not be kept from one generation to the next. By the end of 1777 he was writing operas and ballets in Naples. This is the last of the evening-length ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Soviet Union. The same could be said of musicals, operas, ballets, songs, and other narrative forms. Lyon Opera Ballet does classical ballets but with a new language of movement. The public flocked to see the very Massine ballets that Tudor so intensely disliked. I saw not one ballet by Massine and only eight performances of ballets by Fokine, all in London. This is not to say that it is a great ballet or even one that is in the top ten of short Bintley ballets but it is a good ballet. Neumeier is an amazingly creative choreographer, and premieres about two new ballets every season. Farrell's golden reputation as a coach of the Balanchine ballets has attracted much attention. Allan Tung brought his rich background in music and theater to create a wide spectrum of beautiful ballets. Unlike his contemporaries, he often chose to commission original music for his ballets. For example, in both ballets Fonteyn's prince does not even get to dance his solo. DVD issues, at least those of operas and ballets, must now also be treated differently. 1.2 A group of dancers who regularly perform ballets. the New York City Ballet Example sentencesExamples Dutch National Ballet ended its third visit to the Edinburgh International Festival with a finale that sent up earnest audiences for classical music and ballet. Independent Ballet Wales presents an ideal introduction to classical ballet for young people but also an invigorating alternative to those tired old classics. English Youth Ballet is the only company in the UK that offers youngsters between the ages of eight to 18, the opportunity to dance in a full scale classical ballet. Up until recently, she spent some of her free time dancing modern ballet with the Roberta Ballet group. Thompson will be only the third official executive director hired by the ballet in almost two decades. All the grace and beauty of classical ballet comes to Evesham next week when the Vienna Festival Ballet takes the Arts Centre stage. Independent Ballet Wales bring this classical folk tale to life mixing explosive dance and classical ballet in a truly unforgettable evening. Despite all dancers wearing ballet shoes, and the show coming from the prestigious Northern Ballet Theatre, classical ballet it is not. To avoid open conflict during the performance, the ballet group omitted several controversial pieces. This is the first of two ballet seasons Ballet Ireland presents each year. Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo ‘a dance’, from late Latin ballare ‘to dance’ (see ball).
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