ballet vs recital

ballet

noun
  • A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story. 

  • A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers. 

  • The company of persons who perform this dance. 

  • A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour. 

  • A classical form of dance. 

  • Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals. 

verb
  • To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing. 

recital

noun
  • A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist. 

  • The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal 

  • The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration. 

  • That which is recited; a story, narration, account. 

  • A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation. 

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