🇬🇧🇪🇸 ballerina - bailarina : English Lesson

Meaning of "ballerina" ("bailarina"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A ballerina is a woman or girl who dances ballet, a special kind of dance where people move gracefully on a stage, often on their tiptoes. Ballerinas wear soft or pointy shoes, and sometimes tutus—those fluffy skirts that look like clouds. They spin, jump, and tell stories with their bodies and faces instead of using words. Being a ballerina takes a lot of practice, balance, and strong muscles, even though they look light as feathers when they dance.

The ballerina slipped on a stray feather, did three extra spins, and the audience thought it was genius.

When the music stopped too early, the ballerina froze in a pose and pretended it was all part of the plan.

At recess, I tried to be a ballerina and accidentally invented a new move called the Trip-and-Fall Shuffle.

The ballerina jumped so high I checked to see if she had tiny rockets in her shoes.

In my drawing, the ballerina is part human, part spaghetti, because her legs bend in all directions.

A ballerina ties her shoes, breathes, and steps onto a small stage. The audience hushes as the ballerina lifts onto her toes and spins. A second ballerina joins, hands meeting in a soft duet. The first ballerina smiles; both finish with a quiet bow. Applause breaks, and each ballerina cries with joy.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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