BALLET

[noun] - (a theatrical work with) a type of dancing where carefully organized movements tell a story or express an ideaHenry had never been to a ballet before. [C]Do you prefer modern ballet to classical ballet? [U]Ballet dancers have to be strong and very supple.Margot Fonteyn was a prima ballerina in the Royal Ballet (= a particular group of ballet dancers in Britain).By the age of fifteen he had already composed his first ballet (= the music for a ballet). [C]Ballet shoes are a type of flat soft shoe worn by ballet dancers.