Look up: Ballet

1. ballet
   [n] - music written for a ballet 2. [n] - a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers
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2. Ballet
   A dance form featuring a staged presentation of group or solo dancing with music, costumes and scenery.
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3. Ballet
   Bal'let` (băl'la` or băl'lĕt; 277) noun [ French, a dim. of bal dance. See 2d Ball , noun ] 1. An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a ...
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4. ballet
   noun music written for a ballet
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5. ballet
   concert dance noun a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
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6. Ballet
   • (n.) An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing. • (n.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc.,...
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7. ballet
   theatrical dance in which a formal academic dance technique—the danse d`école—is combined with other artistic elements such as music, costume, and ... [16 related articles]
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8. ballet
   ballet (bal LAY) An intricate group dance with pantomime that tells a story: 'The famous ballet was attended by hundreds of patron.'
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9. Ballet
   Ballet is a dramatic representation, consisting of dancing and pantomime, regulated by the strains of music, and generally accompanied by scenery and decoration. The ballet was introduced into France from Italy about 1580 by Baltasarini under the patronage of Catherine de Medici, and improved by Rin...
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10. Ballet
    In heraldry, a ballet is a bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to their colour.
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11. ballet
    ballet (băl'ā, bălā') [Ital. ballare=to dance], classic, formalized solo or ensemble dancing of a highly controlled, dramatic nature performed to music.See also dance; modern dance.Sections in this article:IntroductionThe Development of Ballet in Western EuropeThe Rom...
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12. ballet
    Theatrical representation in dance form in which music also plays a major part in telling a story or conveying a mood. Some such form of entertainment existed in ancient Greece, but Western ballet as we know it today first appeared in Renaissance Italy, where it was a court entertainment. From there it was brought by Catherine de' Medici to Fra...
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13. Ballet
    `Ballet` is a formalized kind of performance dance, which originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France, Russia, and Britain as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in ...
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14. Ballet
    (music) `Ballet` as a music form progressed from simply a complement to dance, to a concrete compositional form that often had as much value as the dance that went along with it. The dance form, originating in France during the 17th century, began as a theatrical dance. It was not until the 1...
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15. Ballet
    (film) `Ballet` is a 1995 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman. It portrays rehearsals, choreography, performances, business transactions, and other day to day life of the American Ballet Theater. Much of the footage dates from the 1992 season. It also includes scene...
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