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Ballettschule

ballet school; school for training ballet dancers

noun ba-LET-shoo-leh Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Usage Note

Ballettschule trains young dancers in classical ballet technique. Elite Ballettschulen attached to major companies (e.g., Staatsballett Berlin) accept children from age eight and provide rigorous full-time training.

Examples

"Mit acht Jahren trat sie in die Ballettschule ein."

Natural Translation

She entered the ballet school at the age of eight.

Literal Translation

With eight years she entered into the ballet-school.

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