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Balint Society The Balint Society, founded in 1969, is a supportive and collaborative medical organization of clinicians and teachers who emphasize the importance of the use of emotion and personal understanding in the doctor's work and the therapeutic potential of the doctor-patient relationship. The society was created to continue the efforts of Enid and Michael Balint who made a school in the 1950's to educate other doctors of the patient-doctor relationship.
Balint's syndrome Balint's syndrome, identified by Rezső (Rudolf) Bálint in 1909, is characterized by optic ataxia (the inability to accurately reach for objects), optic apraxia (the inability to voluntarily guide eye movements/ change to a new location of visual fixation), and simultanagnosia (the inability to perceive more than one object at a time, even when in the same place). Balint's syndrome is the result of visual binding deficits.
Balintawak Balintawak (or Balintawak Eskrima) is a style of Filipino martial art developed by the late Venancio "Anciong" Bacon in the 1950's from earlier Filipino styles such as Doce Pares. It is named for Cebu's Balintawak Self Defense Club (taking its name from its location on a street named Balintawak Street), where it was originally taught.
Balise A balise is an electronic beacon placed between the rails of a railway as part of an Automatic Train Protection system. The French word "balise" is used to distinguish these beacons from other kinds of beacon.
Balisong (knife) The Balisong, called a Butterfly knife in the West, and sometimes known as a Batangas knife, is a form of folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles. In the hands of a trained user, the knife blade can be brought to bear quickly using one hand.
Baliuag, Bulacan Baliuag (also spelled as "Baliwag") is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 119,675 people in 25,050 households.
Balius and Xanthus In Greek mythology, Balius ("Dappled") and Xanthus ("Blonde") were two immortal horses, the offspring of the harpy Podarge and the West wind, Zephyros (lat. Zephyrus); following another tradition, their father was Zeus.
Balivanich Balivanich (Baile a' Mhanaich) is a village on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is the main centre for Benbecula and the adjacent islands of North Uist, South Uist and several smaller islands.
Baljit Singh Dhillon Baljit ("Baljeet") Singh Dhillon (born June 18, 1973) is a field hockey midfielder from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1993 during the test serie against South Africa. Nicknamed Balli, Singh Dhillon represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, where India finished in eighth place.
Baljit Singh Saini Baljit ("Baljeet") Singh Saini (born August 12, 1976 in Ropar, Punjab) is a field hockey defender and midfielder from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1995 during the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. Singh Saini represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, where India finished in eighth place.
Balkan Beat Box Balkan Beat Box is an American world music duo consisting of ex-Gogol Bordello member Ori Kaplan and Tamir Muskat of Firewater and Big Lazy. As a musical project they often cooperate with a host of other musicians both in the studio as well as on stage.
Balkan Cup The Balkan Cup was an international football tournament played on and off between 1929 and 1980 between countries from the Balkan region. The first tournament was played between Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over 3 years from 1929 to 1931.
Balkan Frog The Balkan Frog (Rana kurtmuelleri) is a species of frog occurring in Greece and, to a lesser extent, in Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia. The species highly resembles Rana ridibunda, from which it was only distinguished in 1991 by bio-acoustic analysis.
Balkan linguistic union Balkan linguistic union or Balkansprachbund is a name given to the similarities in grammar, syntax, vocabulary and phonology found in the languages of the Balkans, which belong to various Indo-European branches, such as Albanian, Greek, Romance and Slavic.
Balkan Mesolithic Mesolithic is the transitional period between the Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gathering existence and the development of farming and pottery production during the Postglacial Neolithic. The duration of the classical Palaeolithic, which lasted until about 10,000 years ago, is applicable to the Balkans.
Balkan Pact The Balkan Pact was a treaty signed by Greece, Turkey, Romania, and Yugoslavia in 1934. The signatories agreed to suspend all disputed territorial claims against each other and their immediate neighbors following the aftermath of the First World War and a rise in various regional ethnic minority tensions.
Balkan Snowfield Balkan Snowfield (Plato Balkan 'pla-to bal-'kan) is an ice-covered plateau ranging from 150 to 280 m in eastern Livingston Island, Western Antarctica. It is 3 km long in southwest-northeast direction and 2 km wide.
Balkan Transition to the Upper Palaeolithic Palaeolithic period or literally the “Old Stone Age” is an ancient cultural level of human development, characterized by the use of unpolished chipped stone tools. The transition from Middle to Upper Palaeolithic is directly related to the appearance of anatomically modern human around 100,000 years BP.
Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia, Albania and most of Thrace and then fell out over the division of the spoils.
Balkanarama Balkanarama is a five-piece band based in Seattle, Washington that originated in 1997. As the name of the band implies, the group plays mostly interpretations of traditional Gypsy music and popular songs from The Balkans.
Balkanization Balkanization is a geopolitical term originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each otherMerriam-Webster Online dictionary "Officers Look Back For Clues To Future", Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, Monday, January 15, 2007; Page A01.. The term has arisen from the conflicts in the 20th century Balkans.
Balkans Campaign The Balkans Campaign was the Italian and German invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia during World War II. It began with Italy's annexation of Albania in April 1939 and ended with the capture of Crete by German forces on June 1 1941.
Balkenbrij Balkenbrij is a traditional Dutch style form of liverwurst, technically a relative of the New England scrapple. It's usually made with pork liver and mainly other various cuts of the animal, all of which are cooked, ground, then cooked again with oatmeal and a special spice mix ("rommelkruid") to achieve the form of a loaf.
Balkh Balkh (Persian: بلخ) is a small town in the Province of Balkh, Afghanistan, about 20 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital, Mazari Sharif, and some 74 km (46 miles) south of the Amu Darya, the Oxus River of antiquity, of which a tributary formerly flowed past Balkh.
Balkhash perch The Balkhash perch (Perca schrenkii) is a species of perch found in Kazakhstan, (in Lake Balkhash and Lake Alakol), Uzbekistan, and China. It is very similar to the European perch, and grows to a comparable size.
Balking pattern The Balking pattern is a software design pattern that only executes an action on an object when the object is in a particular state. For example, if an object reads ZIP files and a calling method invokes a get method on the object when the ZIP file is not open, the object would "balk" at the request.
Ball (Iron Butterfly album) Ball is a studio album by the rock band Iron Butterfly, released in February 1969. After the enormous success of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", Iron Butterfly modified its acid-rock sound somewhat and experimented with shorter, more melodic compositions.
Ball (rhythmic gymnastics) Ball (rhythmic gymnastics) is made of either rubber or synthetic material (pliable plastic) provided it possesses the same elastivity as rubber.It is from 18 to 20cm in diameter and must have a minimum weight of 400g.
Ball and chain Ball and chain is a phrase that can refer to either the actual restraint device that was used to slow down prisoners, or a derogatory description of a person's significant other. The restraint device consists of a heavy, solid, metal ball, attached to a chain, which is shackled to the leg.
Ball bearing motor A ball bearing motor is an unusual electric motor that consists of two ball-bearing races on a common conductive shaft, with the outer ring of each race being connected to a high current, low voltage power supply. An alternative construction fits the ballraces inside a metal tube mounted on a shaft with a non-conductive section (e.
Ball de bastons Ball de bastons (Catalan for "stick dance") is the name of a ritual weapon dance spread throughout Europe and the rest of the Iberian area (cossiers in Mallorca, Portuguese pauliteiros, Basque ezpatadantza and Spanish paloteo or troqueado). English and Welsh Morris dances are well-known relatives to these traditions.
Ball detent A ball detent is a simple mechanical arrangement used to hold a moving part in a temporarily fixed position relative to another part. Usually the moving parts slide with respect to each other, or one part rotates within the other.
Ball differential A ball differential is a type of differential typically used on radio-controlled cars. It differs from a geared differential by using several small ball bearings rotating between two plates, instead of bevel gears.
Ball flower The ball-flower is an architectural ornament in the form of a ball inserted in the cup of a flower, which came into use in the latter part of the 13th, and was in great vogue in the early part of the 14th century. It is generally placed in rows at equal distances in the hollow of a moulding, frequently by the sides of mullions.
Ball gauge A ball gauge is an instrument used by the umpires in cricket to check whether the size of a cricket ball meets the standard measurements mandated by the Laws of Cricket. It is usually in a form somewhat like a pair of handcuffs with two connected rings: one ring has the minimum acceptable diameter, through which the ball should not pass; the other ring has the maximum acceptable diameter, through which the ball should pass.
Ball gown A Ball gown is the most formal female attire for social occasions. According to rules of etiquette, a ball gown must be worn where "white tie" or "evening dress" is specified on the invitation.
Ball head A ball head is a metal or plastic contraption placed on top of a tripod that increases stability and provides faster, more accurate rotation for the photographer. They are also lighter than traditional three-way pan-tilt tripod heads.
Ball hog A ball hog is a derisive term in basketball for a player who tends to handle the ball so exclusively that his behavior is damaging to his team. For this reason, "ball-hogging" is generally considered unacceptable playing behavior at all levels of basketball competition, especially by the player's teammates and coach.
Ball Hill Ball Hill is a small area within the Stoke district of Coventry, West Midlands. Walsgrave Road is the main street that runs through Ball Hill, which is a name that primarily defines the shopping area extending from the brow of the hill down to the junction with Clay Lane / Brays Lane.
Ball lightning Ball lightning reportedly takes the form of a short-lived, glowing, floating object often the size and shape of a basketball, but it can also be golf ball sized or smaller. It is sometimes associated with thunderstorms, but unlike lightning flashes arcing between two points, which last a small fraction of a second, ball lightning reportedly lasts many seconds.
Ball lock A ball lock, or nut lock, is the technique of fastening a padlock around the male scrotum between the penis and testicles. When sized correctly it will allow circulation and freedom of motion, but cannot be removed from the scrotum without being unfastened.
Ball of Fire Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 comedy film by Billy Wilder. The story of a group of stuffy professorial encyclopedists and their encounter with a nightclub performer, the film stars Gary Cooper ("Bertram Potts"), Barbara Stanwyck ("Sugarpuss"), Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, Richard Haydn, Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea and Elisha Cook Jr..
Ball of Revenge Ball of Revenge is the twenty-second episode of the fourth season of Courage the Cowardly Dog. This episode features a team-up of several of Courage's enemies from earlier episodes, including Katz (A Night at the Katz Motel, Klub Katz, Katz Kandy), Le Quack (Dr.
Ball of the Century The Ball of the Century, also sometimes known as the Gatting Ball or simply That Ball, was a cricket delivery bowled by Australian bowler Shane Warne to English batsman Mike Gatting on 4 June, 1993, during the first Test match of the 1993 Ashes cricket series, at Old Trafford in Manchester. The leg spin Warne imparted to the ball caused it to swerve in towards Gatting in its flight through the air, and then to deviate sharply away from him on bouncing.
Ball pit A ball pit (less commonly known as a ball pool) is a pit, usually rectangular and padded, filled with small (generally no larger than a baseball) colorful hollow plastic balls. It is typically employed as a recreation and exercise for small children.
Ball python The Ball python (Python regius), also known as the Royal python, is a ground dwelling, nonvenomous snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominantly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The name Ball derives from its tendency, that when stressed, to curl into a tight "ball" with their heads hidden inside, often for long periods of time.
Ball Range The Ball Range is a mountain range on the Continental Divide between Vermilion Pass and Red Earth Pass in Kootenay National Park, Canada. The range is named after John Ball, a politician who helped secure funding for the Palliser Expedition.
Ball sport (Battlestar Galactica) Triad or Pyramid is a team sport first shown in the Battlestar Galactica (1978) two-part episode War of the Gods. A variation, with a different name (Pyramid), is shown in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2003) series.
Ball Square Ball Square is a neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts at the intersection of Boston Avenue and Broadway, located between Powderhouse Square and Magoun Square. It is primarily a residential area with a handful of shops and restaurants along Broadway.
Ball tampering In the sport of cricket, ball tampering is an action in which a fielder illegally alters the condition of the ball. Under Law 42, subsection 3 of the Laws of Cricket, the ball may be polished without the use of an artificial substance, may be dried with a towel if it is wet, and have mud removed from it under supervision; all other actions which alter the condition of the ball are illegal.
Ball tie The ball tie or balltie is a bondage position in which a person is bound into a "ball". The legs should be bent double so the heels touch the bottom; the legs should also be brought up so that the thighs are pressed against the chest.
Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage is a 1989 British television comedy drama (transmitted on BBC1), written by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies, and set in France. The one-off drama starred Michael Kitchen, Miranda Richardson, Erika Hoffman, and Zoe Wanamaker.
Ball valve A ball valve (like the butterfly valve, one of a family of valves called quarter turn valves) is a valve that opens by turning a handle attached to a ball inside the valve. The ball has a hole, or port, through the middle so that when the port is in line with both ends of the valve, flow will occur.
Ball washer A ball washer is a piece of equipment for the cleaning of dirty golf balls. Because golf balls have a rough surface in contrast to other balls and are used primarily on grassy surfaces, they tend to collect dirt more easily, which can seriously affect their aerodynamic properties.
Ball-jointed doll Ball-jointed dolls (BJDs) or Asian Ball-jointed Dolls (ABJDs) are realistically proportioned dolls, usually manufactured in east Asian countries (primarily South Korea and Japan). These dolls are fully articulated with ball joints at the appropriate locations on their bodies.
Balla Moussa KeĂŻta Balla Moussa KeĂŻta (1934 - March 6, 2001) was a Malian actor and comedian of note, and a West African cinema pioneer who was well known in the West (especially France). Born in the SĂ©gou Region of Mali, he was originally a radio producer.
Ballabili Ballabili (or Ballabiles) are a section or dance in a ballet that is performed by the whole corps de ballet, with or without the principal dancers. Often used to give the principal dancers a chance to rest and change between solos and pas de deux some ballabili, such as the Entrance of the Shades (or the Kingdom of the Shades) from La Bayadère have become famous in their own right.
Ballad For Americans "Ballad For Americans" (1939) is an American patriotic cantata with lyrics by John La Touche and music by Earl Robinson. Originally titled "The Ballad for Uncle Sam", it was originally written for a WPA theatre project called Sing for Your Supper.
Ballad of a Thin Man "Ballad of a Thin Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, originally released in 1965 on Highway 61 Revisited, with live versions released on Before the Flood (1974), Bob Dylan At Budokan (1979), Real Live (1984), Hard to Handle (video, 1986), The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) and on The Bootleg Series Vol.
Ballade The ballade is a verse form typically consisting of three eight-line stanzas, each with a consistent metre and a particular rhyme scheme. The last line in the stanza is a refrain, and the stanzas are followed by a four-line concluding stanza (an envoi) usually addressed to a prince.
Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis The Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis ("Ballad of the Ladies of Times Past") is a poem by François Villon which celebrates famous women in history and mythology. A prominent example of the "Ubi Sunt ?
Ballachulish The village of Ballachulish ( from the Gaelic Baile Chaolais ) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred around the former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (pronounced Bah - lah - hoolish) was more correctly applied to the area now called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, but was usurped for the quarry villages at East Laroch and West Laroch, either side of the River Laroch, which were actually within Glencoe and South Ballachulish respectively.
Ballaios Ballaios was an Illyrian king of the late 2nd century BC, known from his coinage, which is well-attested; in fact, the coins of the well-known Illyrian king Gentius are scarce in comparison to the coins of Ballaios.
Ballal Sena Ballal Sena (Bangla: বল্লাল সেন) was a 12th century king of the Sena dynasty of Bengal, the third ruler of that dynasty. He is widely believed to have constructed the Dhakeshwari Temple, located in the modern city of Dhaka in Bangladesh.
Ballan Football Club Ballan Football Club is an Australian rules football Club which is in the Central Highlands Football League. The Oval is situated in the Ballan Recreation reserve where The Ballan Bowling Club, Tennis Club And Netball Club are situated, The Netball Club which is affiliated with the Football club.
Ballan, Victoria Ballan is a small town in the state of Victoria, Australia, part of the Moorabool Shire located 78 km north west of Melbourne just off the Western Freeway, on the Werribee River with a population estimated at 7,730 people.
Ballantine Adult Fantasy series The Ballantine Adult Fantasy series was an imprint of Ballantine Books. Launched in 1969 (presumably in response to the growing popularity of Tolkien's works), the series reissued a number of works of fantasy literature, which were out of print or dispersed in back issues of pulp magazines (or otherwise not easily available in the United States), in cheap paperback form — including works by authors such as William Morris, Lord Dunsany, Ernest Bramah, Hope Mirrlees, and James Branch Cabell.
Ballantrae, Ontario Ballantrae, Ontario is a hamlet in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. Named for the village of Ballantrae in South Ayrshire, Scotland, the community is centred on the intersection between Aurora Road and Highway 48.
Ballarat Botanical Gardens The Ballarat Botanical Gardens Reserve, located on the western shore of picturesque Lake Wendouree, in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, covers an area of 40 hectares which is divided into 3 distinct zones. The central Botanical Gardens preserve the 'gardenesque' style of the Victorian pleasure garden.
Ballarat Cricket Association The Ballarat Cricket Association is a cricket league which runs in the Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The league has different divisions for under-12s, three grades of under-14s, two grades under-16s and four grades seniors as well as a 'district' competition where surrounding areas play in 'District' divisions of which there are a further four grades.
Ballarat Grammar School Ballarat Grammar School is a coeducational private school located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The full title is Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School, but it is informally called "Grammar" by locals.
Ballarat Reform League The Ballarat Reform League was formed in November 1854 at Ballarat as a protest against the regulation of the gold diggings, specifically the League was formed with the view of abolishing Miner's Licences and having the miners, arrested in connection with the death of James Scobie and the riot at Bentley's Hotel, released.
Ballarat, California Ballarat is a California ghost town that was born in 1896 as a supply point for the mines in the canyons of the Panamints. A quarter-mile to the south is Post Office Springs, a reliable water source used since the 1850s by prospectors and desert wanderers.
Ballarat, Victoria Ballarat () is the largest inland city in Victoria, Australia, and the third largest inland city in Australia. It is approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) north-west of Melbourne, with an urban population of 90,200 people.
Ballard Berkeley Ballard Berkeley (6 August 1904 in Margate, Kent, England - 16 January 1988) was a British actor best remembered for his role in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, in which he played the character of Major Gowen. Similarly, he portrayed a retired military man (Colonel Freddie Danby) in The Archers, taking over the role from Norman Shelley.
Ballard Bridge The Ballard Bridge, also known as the 15th Avenue Bridge, is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries 15th Avenue over Seattle's Salmon Bay between Ballard and Interbay. Built in 1917, it has an opening span of 66 meters (218 feet) and a total length of 870 meters (2,854) feet.
Ballard Estate Ballard Estate is an old European style business district situated in South Mumbai next to the Fort area. It has a "London feel" to it and is often referred to as "london-like" by the locals.
Ballard High School (Louisville) Located in Louisville, Kentucky's eastern suburbs, Ballard High School opened in the fall of 1968 as a combined junior/senior high school. However, the original students were only in grades 7-9, and a grade was added each year as the building was expanded.
Ballard High School (Seattle) A part of the Seattle Public Schools, Ballard High School was established in 1901, and was named for Captain William Rankin Ballard. It has served the historically Scandinavian community of Ballard, Seattle, USA ever since.
Ballard Terminal Railroad The Ballard Terminal Railroad, a short line railroad in Seattle, Washington, USA's Ballard neighborhood, was formed in 1997 to operate trains on three miles of track on the north side of Salmon Bay. The spur had been abandoned earlier that year by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway.
Ballardvale, Massachusetts Ballardvale (sometimes written archaically as BallardVale or Ballard Vale) is a village located within the boundaries of the town of Andover, Massachusetts. Growing originally in the 19th century around mills located on the Shawsheen River, the village is a local historic district, boasting many varieties of historic architecture and a rich industrial heritage.
Ballasalla Ballasalla (Balley Salley in Manx) is a village on the Isle of Man, close to the town of Castletown. It was built mostly from the ruins of the nearby Rushen Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th.
Ballast Island Ballast Island is a small, private island in Lake Erie, about one-quarter mile northeast of the northeast tip of South Bass Island. It is known primarily as a navigation point for boats going to or from Put-in-Bay from the east.
Ballast tamper A ballast tamper or tamping machine is a machine used to pack the track ballast under railway tracks to make the tracks more durable. Prior to the introduction of mechanical tampers, this task was done by manual labour with the help of beaters.
Ballata The ballata (plural: ballate) is an Italian poetic and musical form, which was in use from the late 13th to the 15th century. It has the musical structure AbbaA, with the first and last stanzas having the same texts.
Ballater Ballater (Gaelic: Bealadair) is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, (see Royal Deeside}, just east of the Cairngorm Mountains. It is a centre for hikers and is known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula.
Ballavpur Ballavpur is a census town under Raniganj police station District-wise list of stautory towns of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. The place is adjacent to Raniganj town and Mejia is across the Damodar River in Bankura District
Ballbarrow The ballbarrow was a type of wheelbarrow designed by James Dyson and released in 1974 in the United Kingdom. It used a ball instead of a wheel and had several benefits in that the ball did not dig into the ground like a wheel, steering was much easier and the plastic hopper was easier to clean than the galvanized alternatives.
Ballbot The Ballbot is a mobile robot, an attempt to solve the robotic unicycle problem, and is designed to balance itself on its single spherical wheel while travelling about. It is the focus of the Ballbot Research Platform, a project conducted at Carnegie Mellon University, made possible by grants from the National Science Foundation.
Balldale, New South Wales Balldale is a town in the mid-southern part of the Riverina and situated about 15 kilometres north-east from Corowa and about 18 kilometres west of Brocklesby. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 464 people.
Ballenberg Ballenberg is an open air museum in Switzerland that displays traditional buildings and architecture from all over the country. Located near Brienz in the municipality of Hofstetten bei Brienz, Canton of Berne, Ballenberg has over 100 original buildings that have been transported from their original sites.
Balleny Islands The Balleny Islands () form a chain of uninhabited, mainly volcanic, islands in the Southern Ocean stretching from 66°15' to 67°35'S and 162°30' to 165°00'E. The group forms a chain that extends for about 160 km in a northwest-southeast direction.
Baller A baller is a slang term for someone who has "made it to the big time", or a person who is living a flashy luxurious lifestyle. It might have originated from inner city amateur athletes who made it to the professional leagues playing baseball or basketball.
Ballerium Ballerium is a massively multiplayer online real-time strategy (MMORTS) game in development by Majorem. Ballerium had been in beta testing when in November 2004 Majorem suspended development due to loss of funding.
Ballerup Ballerup is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 46,759 (2005).
Ballet Ballet is a specific academic dance form and technique which is taught in ballet schools according to specific methods. Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and usually include dance, mime, acting, and music (usually orchestral and occasionally sung).
Ballet boot The ballet boot is a contemporary style of fetish footwear that merges (the look of) the pointe shoe with the ultimate high heel. The idea (along with the allusion) is to force the wearer's feet almost en pointe, like those of a ballerina, with the aid of long, slender heels.
Ballet d'action Ballet d'action is a ballet movement started by French choreographer Jean Georges Noverre in 1760. It involves expression of character and emotion through dancers' bodies and faces, rather than through elaborate costumes and props.
Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon" (aka "The Ballet" and "Make Me Smile Medley"), a nearly thirteen-minute song cycle/suite from Chicago's 1970 album Chicago II, was the group's first attempt at a long-format multi-part work.
Ballet master Ballet Master (also Balletmaster, Ballet Mistress, or Maître de ballet) is the term used for an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company. Ballet masters are generally charged with teaching the daily company ballet class and rehearsing the dancers for both new and established ballets in the repertoire.

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