Ang Lee's articulate direction, coupled with Yuen Woo-Ping's (The Matrix) balletic martial arts choreography, makes for a devastating one-two punch. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Crouching_Tiger_Hidden_Dragon/60002907?mqso=80020215&partid=Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon]
John Woo's singular filmmaking style, as well as the first time I heard the term "balletic" used to describe gunplay rather than, well, ballet. From Wordnik.com. [Cinematical] Reference
The entire 30 seconds of motion is absolutely balletic. From Wordnik.com. [Road Test: Volvo C70] Reference
The balletic group participated in each basketball match. From Wordnik.com. [Ballet Izisa in Youth home" George Bratanov"] Reference
The material of the ballet is both folkloric and balletic. From Wordnik.com. [Diamond Project's Big Bangs; City Ballet in Transition] Reference
At the beginning the movements were slow, graceful and balletic. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Warriors]
Did the balletic gesture have some unknown religious significance?. From Wordnik.com. [Kingdoms of Light]
And obviously, the Russians always have a beautiful balletic style. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2002] Reference
The game is entertaining, creative, imaginative, and even balletic. From Wordnik.com. [Roger I. Abrams: THE ROAR IN THE CREASE AND THE PAINT] Reference
It is all very balletic, but I think maybe they watch too many of their own movies. From Wordnik.com. [Jed the Dead]
She nodded and with balletic grace tapped ash into a rectangular porcelain ash trough. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
The name in the ballet Izisa derives from the name of the balletic educationist Nedialcho Izov. From Wordnik.com. [Ballet Izisa in Youth home" George Bratanov"] Reference
Just a couple of the phrases fans use to describe filmmaker John Woo's balletic action sequences. From Wordnik.com. [Director John Woo's Action Cinema, Coming to a Console Near You] Reference
I locked gaze with her kind eyes, which had spied me immediately, waving their balletic greeting. From Wordnik.com. [On Pesach Eve: The Muslim and Her Inner Jew] Reference
In this game, balletic receivers like Pittsburgh's Santonio Holmes are the NFL's defining talents. From Wordnik.com. [Behind the NFL's Touchdown Binge] Reference
He is a player who combines grace with almost balletic athleticism, and sheer power on the soccer pitch. From Wordnik.com. [Greg Barrow: 130 Million Dollars] Reference
But in some poetic and balletic move, that extreme disproportionality is suddenly used to restore balance. From Wordnik.com. [The Best of Enemies] Reference
He has been a director of a balletic school that of Stara Zagora the ballet, to demotic оpera toJambol theater. From Wordnik.com. [Ballet Izisa in Youth home" George Bratanov"] Reference
The duet Mr. Maliphant made for them both in 2005, "Push," captured both her balletic grace and his softer style. From Wordnik.com. [Great Leap Forward:] Reference
Still, we're left with the question: What does the balletic process of making the film add to the finished product?. From Wordnik.com. [Wyndham Lewis's Unusual Angle on Art] Reference
So, with the eliminations of Marquis and Matt practically everyone from the balletic kind of Contemporary is now gone. From Wordnik.com. [Tonya Plank: So You Think You Can Dance Round 4 Eliminations] Reference
On the high rocks above, egrets were balancing on one long slender leg, raising the other in various balletic postures. From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
When they dismount to clear a building or conduct a raid, they're a marvel of feline agility and balletic synchronicity. From Wordnik.com. [Undercover Ops] Reference
In his first game of 2009, he made a balletic interception and completely shut down Santana Moss, who caught 2 passes for 6 yards. From Wordnik.com. [Greg Hanlon: Encouraging Start: Week 1: Giants 23 -- Redskins 17] Reference
Plushenko is far more balletic, though he frequently touches up his classical style with some funky moves and Elvis-style hip-wiggles. From Wordnik.com. [Ire And Ice] Reference
And I think actors any kind of artist in general if what they share enhances your experience of their piano playing or balletic performance, it's enhancing. From Wordnik.com. [Kline Goes Extra Mile] Reference
They may pose a more imminent threat than the kind of top-of-the-line, well-trained operatives who carried out the complex, almost balletic 9-11 hijack plan. From Wordnik.com. [Al Qaeda In America: The Enemy Within] Reference
And the women, who stand six feet tall on average, will never play with the balletic athleticism of the men: when the defenses clamp down, they cannot soar to overcome. From Wordnik.com. [Up In The Air] Reference
The maneuver is less than balletic -- we have to back up into traffic to complete our about-face -- but he secures the spot and we make our meeting with seconds to spare. From Wordnik.com. [Healer Of Hearts] Reference
He forces us to confront our own voyeuristic ambivalence; we're alternately horrified by the butchery and exhilarated by the orgiastic energy his balletic spectacles stir up. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of A Bloody Great Classic] Reference
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