ballet blanc

[ French ba-le blahn ]
/ French ba lɛ ˈblɑ̃ /

noun, plural bal·lets blancs [French ba-le blahn, blahnz] /French ba lɛ ˈblɑ̃, ˈblɑ̃z/.

a ballet in which the ballerinas' skirts are white.

Origin of ballet blanc

1945–50; < French: literally, white ballet