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Ballet

Scope note

Use for artistic dancing in which stylized poses and steps are combined with light and flowing figures and movements, such as leaps and turns; often combined with music, scenery, costume, and sometimes pantomime or speech to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere to the audience.

Term type

AAT
Motif

Getty AAT term number

300054145

Broader Terms used

dance

Created

13yrs ago

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