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Definition of Classical ballet
1. Noun. A style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements.
Literary usage of Classical ballet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dancing and Dancers of Today: The Modern Revival of Dancing as an Art by Caroline Caffin (1912)
"In this "Classical" ballet free use is made of all the recognised technicalities
of ballet dancing,—the pirouettes, the toe-dancing, the entrechats, ..."
2. Putnam's & the Reader (1909)
"In every well-known opera-house there is a classical ballet. ... The classical
ballet is laid out on lines of the dance development. ..."
3. Paris by Peter Eckerlin, Elke Pastre (2001)
"08 36 69 78 68, Internet: www.opera-de- paris.fr The splendid old opera house is
dedicated to classical ballet and modern dance theater. ..."
4. Modern Dancing and Dancers by John Ernest Crawford Flitch (1912)
"energetic Step Dance was first, the classical ballet nowhere. Between the two
there was no happy medium. The Skirt Dance was essentially a compromise ..."
5. Rhythm, Music and Education by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1921)
"These are only •Training in (so-called) "classical " ballet dancing aims at the
acquirement of a certain number of automatisms, of an acrobatic nature, ..."
6. Coming Up Taller: Arts And Humanities Programs For Children And Youth At Riskby Judith Humphreys Weitz by Judith Humphreys Weitz (1997)
"The program incorporates a variety of fitness opportunities, from toning, yoga
and Russian folk dance to instruction in classical ballet. ..."
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