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| ballerina |
a female ballet dancer. |
| ballet |
Ballet is a type of dance that uses exact, graceful movements. The names of the movements come from French. Girls who study ballet wear special shoes that let them dance on their toes. Boys study ballet too, and they have to be very strong to jump high and to lift up the girls. It takes a lot of practice and strength to become very good at ballet. [2 definitions] |
| descendant |
A descendant is a person who is related by birth to family members of the past. For example, you are a descendant of your grandparents, your great grandparents, your great great grandparents, and on and on. If your great grandmother was a famous ballet dancer, you are a descendant of a famous ballet dancer. |
| principal |
A principal in a play or ballet is a person who has one of the most important parts in it. [1/3 definitions] |
| production |
Something that has been put together for people to see, like a play or ballet, especially one whose story has been made into one of these before. [1/3 definitions] |
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