classical ballet

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   a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements

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Questions about classical ballet

What does classical ballet mean?

classical ballet means "a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements".

Is classical ballet a common word?

classical ballet is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.