Sentence examples for expressive ballet from inspiring English sources

A series of expressive ballet performances offered a regal bow to the career of Ms. Makarova, 72, a Russian ballerina who performed in "Romeo and Juliet" the week the Kennedy Center opened in 1971.

"Washington Square" shows Mr. Kudelka as a young choreographer exploring the expressive possibilities of ballet partnering.

At that time the choreographer was himself trying to envision a more naturally expressive style of ballet, and in Duncan's performances he found his inspiration and validation.

Why? Balanchine's supremacy, as with that of Shakespeare or Mozart, lies in his unsurpassed ability to tap the theatrical and expressive qualities of ballet itself.

There's a world of choreographic possibilities to be had, from putting the melodic, expressive lines of ballet in play with the rhythmic wit and warp of hip-hop.

I love the expressive nature of ballet.

However, whatever crudeness lingers, it is mitigated by the expressive subtlety of the ballet's superb cast.

For many in the audience, though, all "Swan Lake" needs to be momentous is a stylish corps de ballet, an expressive ballerina and a princely hero.

But all is order and simple, glowing elegance here, in choreography that affirms the expressive potential of classical ballet and its vocabulary.

When, suddenly, the tempest returns, Ashton's faith in the expressive powers of classical ballet is such that he even has dancers crossing the stage in lines, turning academic jumps (sauts de basque), as if helplessly blown by the tempest.

Although that limits ballet's expressive resonance in today's more sexually diverse society — other choreographers have made different choices — it's O.K.; it can easily be argued that the core essence of ballet can only really be conducted in terms of male-female dualism.