Ballet

Ballet

Classical dance

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ballet slippers

Dance; Ballet

Type of soft shoes designed for ballet dancing.

Ballet jump, formerly performed only by men, in which the dancer beats the calves of the legs together in the air, with a scissors-like movement. When the beat occurs, the legs are extended at either ...

allemande

Dance; Ballet

The allemande originated in the 16th century (Renaissance) as a duple metre dance of moderate tempo, derived from dances supposed to be favoured in Germany at the time. No German dance instructions ...