ballerina:
(plural: ‘ballerinas‘; male: ‘danseur’ or ‘ballerino’)
‘ballet‘ = a kind of classical dance in which the dancers move with slow, flowing graceful movements
a ballerian
a woman ballet dancer;
(mostly in American usage) the main female dancer of a ballet dancing company,
e.g.
My young granddaughter wants to be a ballerina.
Ballerinas need to practice harder than dancers of other styles.
‘Prima Ballerian‘ is a title given to the most talented ballerina of a ballet company, who mostly performs as the lead role.
Return to “dancer“.
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