ðə bælˈeɪ æzˈuːl blˈuː bælˈeɪ ɪz ɐ tˈɜːm kˈɔɪnd ɪn kəlˈʌmbiə ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðə mˌɪlənˈæɹɪˌoʊz fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪts səksˈɛsfəl pˈiəɹɪəd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, bɪkˈʌz ðə blˈuː kˈʌlɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm, ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv tˈaɪɾəlz hˌuː hæd wˈʌn ðə tˈiːm, ænd ðə kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌv ɪts ɡˈeɪm.
The Ballet Azul (Blue Ballet) is a term coined in Colombia in the 1950s to describe the Millonarios football team, during its successful period from 1949–1964, because the blue color of their uniform, the large number of titles who had won the team, and the quality of its game.