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ballet

[ba-ley, bal-ey] / bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ /
NOUN
graceful, expressive dancing
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"Why should only people who can afford ballet lessons and ballet shoes be our dancers?"

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

My parents enrolled me in ballet lessons when I was about 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Actor Timothée Chalamet is suddenly ballet and opera’s BFF.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Breanna lives in Tacoma, Washington state, in the US and has trained in ballet, contemporary, and jazz dance since childhood.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I feel a familiar pang in my chest as I think about Eva, who’s going to a ballet program in Chicago.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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