Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective of or pertaining to ballet{1}.
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- adjective Pertaining to or suitable for
ballet .
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- adjective characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet
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Examples
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One reason that the violence in "The Matrix"—those floating fistfights, the annihilation of entire squads of soldiers by cartwheeling guerrillas—can fairly be called balletic is that, according to the rules of the movie, what is being destroyed is not real in the first place: the action has the safety of play and the excitement of the apocalyptic.
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He performed a samba that was clean, energetic and crisp, but the judges gave him very flimsy scores - tying him for last place in the round - insisting that his style was too "balletic" for the samba and that his feet weren't pointed correctly.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Linda Holmes 2010
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John Woo's singular filmmaking style, as well as the first time I heard the term "balletic" used to describe gunplay rather than, well, ballet.
Cinematical Todd Gilchrist 2010
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John Woo's singular filmmaking style, as well as the first time I heard the term "balletic" used to describe gunplay rather than, well, ballet.
Cinematical Todd Gilchrist 2010
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There was certainly nothing conventionally "balletic" about Margot's display of anguish, the kind of raw, visceral emotion said to have defined Sarah Bernhardt's portrayal of Marguerite.
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Even without choreography, Stiles 'balletic training shines through her pedestrian movements.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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Even without choreography, Stiles 'balletic training shines through her pedestrian movements.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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Even without choreography, Stiles 'balletic training shines through her pedestrian movements.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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Luke slides his offset spatula under each one and then, as he goes to retract it, adds the little flourish, the barely perceptible twist of the wrist, that makes his work look simultaneously more mechanical and more balletic.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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Even without choreography, Stiles 'balletic training shines through her pedestrian movements.
G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM G. Roger Denson 2010
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