professional ballet

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandballet

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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ballet
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈbæl.eɪ/us
/bælˈeɪ/
a type of dancing where carefully organized movements tell a story or express an idea, or a theatre work that uses this type ...
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(Definition ofprofessionalandballetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The town had its first home-grown opera by 1953, andprofessionalballetarrived in 1957.
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This approaches the career of aprofessionalballetdancer.
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It was founded in 1995 as the country's first privateprofessionalballetcompany.
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Ultimately she decided against making a career ofprofessionalballetbecause she had grown too tall and was unable to acquire perfect technique.
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However, a spinal injury prevented her from becoming aprofessionalballetdancer, and she transferred her attention to choreography and other arts.
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Unfortunately, she suffered an ankle injury and had to give up the possibility ofprofessionalballet.
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Karsavina quickly moved through the ranks ofprofessionalballet.
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It became a fullyprofessionalballetcompany in 1985.
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As a result, mostprofessionalballetcompanies provide shoe allowances for their dancers to defray the cost of frequent shoe replacement.
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Healy's true career goal, however, was not to be a figure skater, but to become aprofessionalballetdancer.
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Isadora was aprofessionalballetdancer before an injury led to a change of careers.
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She has also produced and directed a number of professional ballets depicting contemporary and mythological themes.
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