ballet

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bælˈeɪ/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

corroboree

concert dance

balletic

dance

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choregraphy

toe dancing

Translations

ballet

balletto

Ballett

ballet

balé

ballet

balet

bale

ballet

μπαλλέτο

μπαλέτο

baile

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Ballet

باليه

balet

Sentences

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