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Ballala III: (from the article "India") ...toward the landholders of the area, many of whom had not accepted Muslim rule, and began a process of consolidation and expansion. Their first campaign was against the neighbouring Hoysala king, Ballala III of Dorasamudra, but it stagnated; after the ...
Ballance, John: prime minister of New Zealand (1891-93) who unified the Liberal Party, which held power for 20 years; he also played a major role in the enactment of social welfare legislation. [2 Related Articles]
Ballanche, Pierre-Simon: religious and social philosopher who influenced the Romantic writers and played an important part in the development of French thought in the early decades of the 19th century. The Romantics were attracted by his rejection of 18th-century rationalism and by ...
Ballangrud, Ivar: Norwegian speed skater who, with Clas Thunberg of Finland, dominated speed-skating competitions in the 1920s and '30s. He won seven Olympic medals in his career, as well as four world championships and four European championships. [1 Related Articles]
Ballantine, Ian Keith: U.S. pioneer paperback book publisher (b. Feb. 15, 1916--d. March 9, 1995).
Ballantyne, R.M.: Scottish author chiefly famous for his adventure story The Coral Island (1858). This and all of Ballantyne's stories were written from personal experience. The heroes of his books are models of self-reliance and moral uprightness. Snowflakes and Sunbeams; or, The ...
Ballantyne, Sir Frederick: (from the article "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines") Area: 389 sq km (150 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 106,000 | Capital: Kingstown | Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Sir Frederick Ballantyne | Head of government: Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves | BRITANNICA BOOK ...
Ballarat: city, central Victoria, Australia, on the Yarrowee River. The area was first settled in 1838 by sheepherders and developed rapidly after the discovery of rich alluvial gold deposits in 1851. In 1854, two years after its founding, Ballarat (its name ...
Ballarat Reform League: (from the article "Eureka Stockade") ...and the acquittal of his alleged killers by a government board of inquiry further inflamed the situation. Demonstrations and clashes with the police followed. On November 11 the diggers formed the Ballarat Reform League to petition the new lieutenant governor ...
Ballard Family: printers who from 1560 to 1750 virtually monopolized music printing in France.
Ballard, Edna W.: (from the article "I AM movement") theosophical movement founded in Chicago in the early 1930s by Guy W. Ballard (1878-1939), a mining engineer, and his wife, Edna W. Ballard (1886-1971). The name of the movement is a reference to the Bible verse in which God replies ...
Ballard, Florence: (from the article "Supremes, the") ...Ross (byname of Diane Earle; b. March 26, 1944Detroit, Mich., U.S.), Florence Ballard (b. June 30, 1943Detroit -d. Feb. 22,...
Ballard, Guy: (from the article "I AM movement") theosophical movement founded in Chicago in the early 1930s by Guy W. Ballard (1878-1939), a mining engineer, and his wife, Edna W. Ballard (1886-1971). The name of the movement is a reference to the Bible verse in which God replies ...
Ballard, Hank: American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter best remembered for songs that were frequently as scandalous as they were inventive, most notably the salacious Work with Me, Annie (1954). He also wrote The Twist (1959), which ... [1 Related Articles]
Ballard, J.G.: British author of science fiction set in ecologically unbalanced landscapes caused by decadent technological excess.
Ballard, John: (from the article "Babington, Anthony") ...associated at Paris with Mary's supporters, who were planning her release with the help of Spain, and on his return he was entrusted with letters for her. In May 1586 he was joined by the priest John Ballard in the ...
Ballard, Robert: American oceanographer and marine geologist whose pioneering use of deep-diving submersibles laid the foundations for deep-sea archaeology. He is best known for discovering the wreck of the Titanic in 1985. [1 Related Articles]
Ballard, Robert: (from the article "Ballard Family") The founder of the dynasty was Robert Ballard (d. 1588), brother-in-law to the celebrated lutenist and composer Adrian Le Roy. These two used movable type, cut in 1540 by Robert's father-in-law, Guillaume Le Be (or du Gue). Their first patent ...
ballas: (from the article "industrial diamond") Ballas, or shot bort, is composed of concentrically arranged, spherical masses of minute diamond crystals. Ballas is extremely hard, tough, and difficult to cleave. Principal sources are Brazil and South Africa. Brazilian ballas is said to be the harder of ...
ballast: (from the article "railroad") When track is laid on a completed roadbed, its foundation is ballast, usually of crushed rock, slag, or volcanic ash. The sleepers, or crossties, to which the rails are fastened, are embedded in the ballast. This is tightly compacted or ...
ballast tank: (from the article "harbours and sea works") ...maintenance care without putting the dock out of use. The most vulnerable areas, those immediately adjacent to the waterline, can be reached by careening, a process that involves filling the water ballast tanks along one side to induce a list ...
ballata: (from the article "musical form") ...however, are reverting types. In the Middle Ages there existed the fixed forms used in songs, such as the French ballade (a a b), virelai (A b b a A), and rondeau (A B a A a b A B), ...
Balleroy, Chateau of: (from the article "Mansart, Francois") ...1623, when he designed the facade of the chapel of the church of the Feuillants in the Rue Saint-Honore in Paris (no longer standing). Of his early works, the only one that survives is the chateau of Balleroy (begun c. ...
Ballesteros, Seve: Spanish golfer who was one of the sport's most prominent figures in the 1970s and '80s. He was known for his flamboyant and imaginative style of play and by the late 1990s had accumulated more than 70 wins in international ...
Ballestrero, Anastasio Alberto Cardinal: Italian Roman Catholic priest who served as archbishop of Turin from 1977 to 1989 and as such was custodian of the Shroud of Turin; he allowed scientific dating tests to be performed on the shroud and later made the announcement ...
ballet: theatrical dance in which a formal academic dance technique-the danse d'ecole-is combined with other artistic elements such as music, costume, and stage scenery. The academic technique itself is also known as ballet. [16 Related Articles]
Ballet Caravan: (from the article "American Ballet") Ballet Caravan, founded by Kirstein in 1936 to produce works by young American choreographers, presented many American Ballet dancers in the early works of Eugene Loring, Lew Christensen, and William Dollar. The company toured the United States in 1938. Its ...
Ballet comique de la reine: court entertainment that is considered the first ballet. Enacted in 1581 at the French court of Catherine de Medicis by the Queen, her ladies, and the nobles of the court to celebrate the betrothal of her sister, it fused the ... [2 Related Articles]
ballet d'action: ballet in which all the elements of production (e.g., choreography, set design, and costuming) are subordinate to the plot and theme. John Weaver, an English ballet master of the early 18th century, is considered the originator of pantomime ballet, a ... [4 Related Articles]
Ballet Folklorico: (from the article "Mexico") ...and help disseminate Mexican art in all its forms, the federal government sponsors the National Institute of Fine Arts. Under its auspices are the programs of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Ballet Folklorico, and the Modern and Classical Ballet, all ...
Ballet Gulbenkian: (from the article "Performing Arts") The announcement of the closure of the Ballet Gulbenkian, based in Lisbon, came with no advance warning for its dancers, who reacted with shock and an appeal to the rest of the dance world to join in their protest against ...
ballet movement: in classical ballet, any of the formalized actions of a dancer that follow specific rules regarding the positions of the arms, feet, and body. Ballet choreography is based on combinations of these fundamental movements. Some movements, like the plie and ... [1 Related Articles]
ballet position: any of the five positions of the feet fundamental to all classical ballet. The term may also denote the various poses of the body. First used by Thoinot Arbeau in 1588, codified by Pierre Beauchamp c. 1680, and set down ...
Ballet Rambert: oldest existing ballet company in England. Since the 1930s the Ballet Rambert has been an important training ground for young talent; among the famous artists who gained early experience with the company were the dancers Alicia Markova and Margot Fonteyn ... [4 Related Articles]
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: ballet company founded in Monte-Carlo in 1932. The name Ballets Russes had been used by the impresario Sergey Diaghilev for his company, which revolutionized ballet in the first three decades of the 20th century. Under the direction of Colonel W. ... [4 Related Articles]
ballet slipper: (from the article "Fashions") ...in high-fashion spring-summer collections-notably Michael Kors's Perspex and black-leather open-toe sandals and Gucci's strappy silk-ribbon evening shoes. In addition, less-expensive ballet slippers proved to be overwhelmingly popular, especially those produced by Louis Vuitton and Carolina Herrera. London's leading high-street chain, ...
Ballet West: (from the article "Christensen, Willam") ...and choreography, established an annual campus Ballet Gala with guest artists (1955), and founded the Utah Ballet (1952). In 1963 the company turned professional, and in 1968 it changed its name to Ballet West. Christensen retired as director a decade ...
Ballets 1933, Les: (from the article "Balanchine, George") ...to his reputation by composing La Concurrence (1932) and Cotillon (1932). In 1933 he was one of the founders of the avant-garde company Les Ballets 1933, whose work so enormously impressed the American dance ...
Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit: (from the article "Petit, Roland") ...in Paris. In 1945 Petit was instrumental in creating Les Ballets des Champs-Elysees, where he remained as principal dancer, ballet master, and choreographer until 1947. In 1948 he formed the Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit (1948-50, 1953-54, 1955, and ...
Ballets des Champs-Elysees, Les: (from the article "Petit, Roland") ...Ballet school, he joined the company in 1940 but left in 1944 to create and perform his own works at the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, in Paris. In 1945 Petit was instrumental in creating Les Ballets des Champs-Elysees, where he remained ...
Ballets Russes: ballet company founded in Paris in 1909 by the Russian impresario Sergey Diaghilev. The original company included the choreographer Michel Fokine and the dancers Anna Pavlova and Vaslav Nijinsky; the choreographer George Balanchine joined in 1925. Music was commissioned of ... [14 Related Articles]
balletto: in music, genre of light vocal composition of the late 16th-early 17th centuries, originating in Italy. Dancelike and having much in common with the madrigal, a major vocal form of the period, it is typically strophic (stanzaic) with each of ...
Ballia: town, eastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies along the Ganges River, 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Varanasi (Benares). An ancient settlement, the town has occasionally been moved northward because of changes in the river's course. Ballia is ...
Balliett, Whitney Lyon: American writer became the most influential of all jazz critics by describing the music and its musicians with vivid, sensual metaphors. During 1957-2001 The New Yorker published more than 550 articles by him, most notably his concert and record ...
Ballina: town and port, north coastal New South Wales, Australia, at the mouth of the Richmond River. Founded (1842-43) as the shipping outlet for the river valley, it was significantly affected by a gold rush in 1860. Proclaimed a town in ...
Ballina: urban district, County Mayo, Ireland, on the River Moy. The town, the largest in Mayo, has a modern Roman Catholic cathedral and the remains of an Augustinian friary founded about 1375. Salmon and trout fishing nearby are notable. Hand tools, ...
Ballinasloe: market town and urban district, County Galway, Ireland, on the River Suck and a northerly extension of the Grand Canal. Originally a small settlement beside the medieval castle guarding the important Suck crossing, the town was developed mainly in the ...
balling: (from the article "reptile") ...under coils of their bodies. For most species with this habit, the body may be coiled loosely; however, it may also be tightly coiled so that it forms a compact ball with the head in the centre. Balling, as the ...
Ballinger, Richard A: U.S. secretary of the interior (1909-11) whose land-use policy contributed to the rift between the conservative and progressive factions in the Republican party.
Balliol College: (from the article "Balliol, John de") Scottish magnate of Norman descent, one of the richest landowners of his time in Britain, who is regarded as the founder of Balliol College, Oxford; he was the father of John de Balliol, king of Scots. The elder John served ...
Balliol family: medieval family that played an important part in the history of Scotland and came originally to England from Bailleul (Somme) in Normandy. Guy de Balliol already possessed lands in Northumberland and elsewhere during the reign of William II of England ... [1 Related Articles]