Balletrelated

Balletrelated is a broad, informal descriptor used in catalogs, databases, and digital collections to indicate items connected to ballet. It functions as a tag rather than a formal subject heading, enabling cross-disciplinary grouping of materials that pertain to ballet as an art form.

Included are a wide range of topics and materials: dance technique and pedagogy (for example, turnout, plie, tendu, and pointe work); historical studies of ballet and its major choreographers; recordings of performances; costume and set design; musical scores and orchestration used in ballet; criticism, theory, and scholarly analysis; and related arts such as contemporary dance and theater.

In practice, balletrelated supports discovery and indexing by linking items that share a ballet focus even when their formal classification differs. It is commonly used in libraries, archives, online catalogs, and educational repositories to aid researchers, students, and practitioners.

Because it is informal and broad, balletrelated can be ambiguous without context. Users are advised to combine it with more precise terms or structured metadata to specify aspects such as technique, period, region, or repertoire. See also: ballet, dance, performing arts, metadata, cataloging.