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balletic

[ UK /bælˈɛtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet

How To Use balletic In A Sentence

  • Luke slides his offset spatula under each one and then, as he goes to retract it, adds the little flourish, the barely perceptible twist of the wrist, that makes his work look simultaneously more mechanical and more balletic. The Sorcerer’s Apprentices
  • There was a balletic quality to the goal, yet he is a gangling figure.
  • Suddenly, the feeble figure on the bed leapt up with a balletic movement, and, clutching its stomach, sprinted towards the toilet.
  • Today sexual-harassment suits might have shut down his balletic endeavors, for Diaghilev was inveterate about conscripting into romance the young men he made the leading male stars of his company, most notably Nijinsky and Massine. The Passions of an Impresario
  • There is something about him that is unconvincing, but in full flight he can look almost balletic. Times, Sunday Times
  • Their balletic movements are heightened versions of everyday gestures; their costumes are mundane.
  • I thought her leg lines were gorgeous, I loved how she danced high on the balls of her feet, on releve, throughout, I loved how almost balletic it looked. Tonya Plank: So You Think You Can Dance Semi-Final
  • They pose balletically in studios, chase each other underwater, admire themselves in store windows.
  • With almost balletic grace, she launches a giant hammer at the screen. Times, Sunday Times
  • Wisps of steam spiralled balletically in the broken shards of sunlight, Tam watching their graceful dance for a suspended moment while somewhere in his head he knew he was about to switch on again, stretch mind and body against the rack of their predicament. Country of the Blind
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