Disco vs Ballet - What's the difference?
disco | ballet |
(countable, slightly dated) A short form of discotheque , a nightclub for dancing.
(uncountable) A genre of dance music that was popular in the , characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.
To dance disco-style dances.
To go to discotheques.
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A classical form of dance.
A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
The company of persons who perform this dance.
(music) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa-la burden or chorus, most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
(heraldry) A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour.
(Webster 1913)
As a verb disco
is .As a noun ballet is
a classical form of dance.disco
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* (place for dancing ): club, nightclubVerb
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