Bolshoi Ballet of censorship. It was the first time a show has been pulled in such a way since the collapse of the Soviet Union, sparking rumours about the motivation behind it. Today the Bolshoi Ballet remains one of the world's foremost ballet companies, in addition to being one of the largest, with approximately 220 dancers. The word "bolshoi" means "big" or "grand" in Russian. The company operates on a hierarchical system, similar to those used by other leading European ballet companies, with senior dancers ranked as principals, and descending in order of importance through lead soloist, first soloist, soloist and finally,
Baka (Japanese word) Baka (Japanese word) Baka (馬鹿, ばか, or バカ) means "fool; idiot", or (as an adjectival noun) "foolish" and is the most frequently used pejorative term in the Japanese language. This word "baka" has a long history, an uncertain etymology (possibly from Sanskrit or Classical Chinese), and linguistic complexities. The modern Japanese writing system transcribes the insult "baka" as バカ in katakana, ばか in hiragana, or 馬鹿 (lit. "horse deer") in ateji phonetic kanji transcription; earlier "ateji" renderings included 莫迦, 母嫁, 馬嫁, or 破家. The first written usages of "baka" were during the Nanboku-chō period (1336–1392), when the "Northern and Southern