バレエ
also: バレー
Meanings
1
ballet
Refers to ballet as a dance form, performance, lesson, or practice; commonly seen in compounds such as クラシックバレエ and バレエ教室.
from French
My daughter takes ballet lessons twice a week.
Tonight we are going to see a ballet at the theater.
Usage patterns
- バレエを習うto learn/take lessons in ballet
My daughter has been taking ballet lessons since she was three.
- バレエを踊るto dance ballet
She danced ballet beautifully on stage.
- バレエ教室に通うto attend a ballet school/studio
When I was in elementary school, I went to ballet class twice a week.
- バレエを観るto watch a ballet (performance)
Last year, I went to see a live ballet performance for the first time.