ballet master

American  

noun

1. a man who trains a ballet company.

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Etymology

Origin of ballet master

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

On a Sunday in late August, a Dutch ballet master they have been working with, Rinus Sprong, led a company class outdoors, in front of the Russian Embassy — ballet class as civil protest.

From New York Times

Jeremy Bauchet, an assistant ballet master at the club, lamented what he fears will be “the death of the cabaret as a place and a genre in Paris.”

From Washington Times

Sebastien was a ballet master at the Opera, and I staged several ballets in Europe, for Justin Peck and Benjamin, which I loved.

From New York Times

One was with Albert Evans, then a ballet master.

From New York Times

She danced there for several years, departing after a contentious casting decision that put her at the center of a battle between Gustav Mahler, then director of the Opera, and a ballet master, Josef Hassreiter.

From New York Times