ballet

A noun referring to a theatrical art form that combines music and dance to tell a story, or the musical composition written for such a performance.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Form der darstellenden Kunst bezeichnet, bei der Musik und Tanz zur Erzählung einer Geschichte verbunden werden, oder ein für eine solche Aufführung geschriebenes Musikwerk.

1. Theatrical dance performance B1 formal art

   A theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers, characterized by precise and highly formalized movements.

   • She has been studying ballet since she was five years old.
   • The ballet 'Swan Lake' is a classic performance.
   • The dancers performed a beautiful ballet at the theater.

   🇩🇪Ballett

   Synonyme: dance

2. Music for ballet B2 formal art

   Music written specifically to accompany a ballet performance.

   • Tchaikovsky composed the music for the ballet 'The Nutcracker'.
   • The ballet's score was performed by a live orchestra.
   • The composer wrote a new ballet for the company's anniversary.

   🇩🇪Ballettmusik

• ballets plural form
• ballets' possessive plural form
• ballet's possessive singular form