ballet

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A classical form of dance.
2. (countable, uncountable) A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
3. (countable, uncountable) The company of persons who perform this dance.
4. (countable, uncountable) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
5. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.
6. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.

Verb

To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.

Sinonieme

corroboree

concert dance

balletic

dance

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choregraphy

toe dancing

Vertalings

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μπαλλέτο

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Ballet

باليه

balet

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bælˈeɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French ballet, from Italian balletto (“short dance, ballet”), diminutive form of ballo (“group dance”), from Late Latin ballō (“to dance”).

Sinne

She designs all costumes and directs choreography for each original ballet staged there .