ballets
Staged theatrical dances
Ballets is the plural of ballet, the classical dance form characterized by precise, formalized movements and elaborate productions.
A single evening might feature two short ballets rather than one full-length work.
The word also applies to the companies that perform them: the world's great ballets.
People who move rhythmically
- stageRaised performance platform
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- tutusFlared dancer's garments
- pointe shoesRigid-toed dance footwear
pirouettes · pas de deux · curtain call · orchestra · arabesques · leaps · lifts · bows
Romantic Russian ballet
- NutcrackerYuletide ballet with toys
- GiselleClassic ballet heroine
- Sleeping BeautyCurse-bound dormant royal
- Romeo and JulietTragedy of rival households
Don Quixote · Firebird · Cinderella · Rite of Spring · Apollo · Manon · Spartacus · Carmen
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- contemporaryOf the present age
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- romanticConducive to love
- modernOf recent times
narrative · abstract · dramatic · lyrical · expressionist · avant-garde · experimental · traditional
Moscow's grand theater
- Paris OperaFrance's principal opera company
- StuttgartSouthwestern German metropolis
dancers
People who move rhythmically
- stageRaised performance platform
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- tutusFlared dancer's garments
pointe shoes · pirouettes · pas de deux · curtain call · orchestra · arabesques · leaps · lifts · bows · encores
Swan Lake
Romantic Russian ballet
- NutcrackerYuletide ballet with toys
- GiselleClassic ballet heroine
- Sleeping BeautyCurse-bound dormant royal
Romeo and Juliet · Don Quixote · Firebird · Cinderella · Rite of Spring · Apollo · Manon · Spartacus · Carmen
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- contemporaryOf the present age
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- romanticConducive to love
modern · narrative · abstract · dramatic · lyrical · expressionist · avant-garde · experimental · traditional · story
Bolshoi
Moscow's grand theater
- Paris OperaFrance's principal opera company
- StuttgartSouthwestern German metropolis
- stage showsplays, musicals, dramas, comedies, tragedies
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- worksmasterpieces, compositions, piece, pieces, work
- children's entertainmentpuppet shows, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, sing-alongs, storytelling
- New Musicnew music, world premieres, John Cage, Philip Glass, John Adams
balletsstreet dance
Informal urban choreography
breakdancing · krumping · ballroom dancing · moshing · line dancing
balletsjam sessions
Impromptu collaborative music-making
dance battles · flash mobs · mosh pits · raves · freestyle
balletsraves
Enthusiastic acclaim or techno parties
dance halls · street performances · mosh pits · club scenes · honky-tonks
- ballet slippersSoft shoes for dance
- ballet dancerPerformer of classical movement
- ballet flatsLow-cut heelless slip-ons
- ballet shoesDancer's specialized footwear
- ballet schoolsPlaces teaching classical dance
- ballet classFormal dance instruction session