ballet dancers

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Ballet dancers are performers trained in ballet, a highly formalized style of dance emphasizing precise, graceful movements and demanding physical discipline.

The term covers everyone from students to professionals, from corps de ballet members to principal dancers: The ballet dancers rehearsed for hours before opening night.

Professional ballet dancers typically begin training in childhood.

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