balletnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈbæl.eɪ/us/bælˈeɪ/B1 a type of dancing where carefully organized movements tell a story or express an idea, or a theatre work that uses this type of dancing:
a ballet dancer
By the age of 15 he had already composed his first ballet (= music for a ballet).
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- Does she study classical ballet or modern ballet?
- The set for the ballet is minimalist - three white walls and a chair.
- Natalie is, without a doubt, the star student in this year's ballet class.
- Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn't really my cup of tea.
- I did tap classes as well as ballet.
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Dance & choreography
- arabesque
- ballerina
- ballet shoe
- ballroom dancing
- barn dance
- ceilidh
- corps de ballet
- dance studio
- dancer
- fandango
- flamenco
- foxtrot
- pirouette
- pointes
- polka
- prima ballerina
- quickstep
- rumba
- strut your stuff idiom
- war dance
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balletic
adjective uk/bəˈlet.ɪk/us/bəˈlet̬.ɪk/
balletic movements