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Ballet vs. Aplomb — What's the Difference?

Ballet vs. Aplomb — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Ballet and Aplomb

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Ballet

Ballet (French: [balɛ]) is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary.

Aplomb

In classical ballet, aplomb (French pronunciation: ​[aplɔ̃]) refers to an unwavering stability maintained during a vertical pose or movement. The word is of French origin, coming from à plomb, "according to the plummet".French ballet master Jean-Étienne Despréaux used the term in 1806 to refer to the dynamic balancing that is fundamental to all well-executed ballet positions and movements.

Ballet

A classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement and by elaborate formal gestures, steps, and poses.

Aplomb

Self-confident assurance; poise
"It is native personality ... that endows a man to stand before presidents or generals ... with aplomb" (Walt Whitman).

Ballet

A theatrical presentation of group or solo dancing to a musical accompaniment, usually with costume and scenic effects, conveying a story or theme.
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Aplomb

Self-confidence; poise; composure.
His nonchalance and aplomb during hard times have always been his best character trait.

Ballet

A musical composition written or used for this dance form.

Aplomb

(ballet) The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.

Ballet

A classical form of dance.
A classically-trained ballet dancer

Aplomb

The perpendicular; perpendicularity.

Ballet

A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
Let's go to the ballet in the theatre tomorrow!

Aplomb

Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.

Ballet

The company of persons who perform this dance.
Zara joined the ballet at the age of 14.

Aplomb

Great coolness and composure under strain;
Keep your cool

Ballet

(music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.

Ballet

A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.

Ballet

(figurative) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.

Ballet

To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.

Ballet

An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.

Ballet

The company of persons who perform the ballet.

Ballet

A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, - most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers; - also spelled ballett.

Ballet

A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.

Ballet

A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers

Ballet

Music written for a ballet

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