ballet de cour
noun
\ -də-ˈku̇r
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plural ballets de cour\ ba-ˈlā(z)-də-ˈku̇r
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Definition of ballet de cour
: a type of ballet performed as part of a celebration for the French royal court in the 16th and 17th centuries
By the middle of the sixteenth century Italian dancing masters were working in France, attracted in part by the presence of Catherine de' Medici as Queen of France, and it is at this time we note the emergence of the ballet de cour.— Mary Clarke & Clement Crisp, The Ballet Goer's Guide, 1981
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