ballet blanc
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of ballet blanc
1945–50; < French: literally, white ballet
Example Sentences
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For the choreographer Christopher Williams, growing up in Syracuse, it was at a performance of “Les Sylphides,” recognized as the first ballet blanc, or plotless ballet.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
The pratfalls and generic physical jokes — one ballerina knocking down another, sometimes by accident — are fail-safe, yet the satire of Fokine’s ballet blanc is also exactly on target.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2014
The magic she passes down is concentrated in toe shoes, which she teaches Irene how to use in a scene backed by a corps of women in white, a traditional ballet blanc.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2012
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