Sleeping Beauty
noun
: a princess of a fairy tale who is wakened from an enchanted sleep by the kiss of a prince
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Experience Sleeping Beauty like never before in this classical ballet-meets-modern technology production with dancers in glittering, glow-in-the-dark costumes.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
My childhood consisted of watching Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
In the first photo shared from the show, which closed out Paris Fashion Week the day prior, Jenner stood in the center of the walkway-turned-runway leading out from the resort's Sleeping Beauty Castle as fireworks filled the sky at night.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Channeling a dark princess — or perhaps an evil queen — Kylie Jenner closed the show in a black ballgown as fireworks exploded above Sleeping Beauty Castle.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
My childhood consisted of watching Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
In the first photo shared from the show, which closed out Paris Fashion Week the day prior, Jenner stood in the center of the walkway-turned-runway leading out from the resort's Sleeping Beauty Castle as fireworks filled the sky at night.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Channeling a dark princess — or perhaps an evil queen — Kylie Jenner closed the show in a black ballgown as fireworks exploded above Sleeping Beauty Castle.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Sleeping Beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sleeping%20Beauty. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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