ballet vs spectacle

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. 

spectacle

noun
  • An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc. 

  • An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation. 

  • A frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm. 

  • The brille of a snake. 

  • An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, worn to assist sight, or to protect the eyes from bright light. 

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