assoluta
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of assoluta
< Italian, feminine of assoluto < Latin absolūtus absolute
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The school was founded seven decades ago by famed prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, now age 92, who is probably the most recognized person in Cuba not named "Castro."
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2013
Rudolf Nureyev has called her America's prima ballerina assoluta.
From Time Magazine Archive
Leading the company was Maya Plisetskaya, a ballerina assoluta of the broad, open Moscow style, which makes the sheer physical act of moving beautifully through space look like a natural way of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gwen Verdon is the dancer assoluta of the U.S. musical stage.
From Time Magazine Archive
“We have no openings in the corps de ballet, mademoiselle. Or among the principal dancers either, unless you are a prima ballerina assoluta, which, no offense, I think you are not.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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