ballet mistress
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ballet mistress
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The ballet mistress Madame Giry, and others, usher the audience groups from room to room, as the narrative follows the spine of the original, although there is considerably less dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Maree Johnson, who plays the black-clad ballet mistress Madame Giry, said she was resigned to the likelihood that “Phantom” also would record breakthrough coronavirus cases.
From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2021
Lydia Abarca-Mitchell, Gayle McKinney-Griffith and Sheila Rohan were founding dancers of his new company with McKinney-Griffith, 71, soon taking on the role of its first ballet mistress.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2021
The veteran dancers and teachers included Kurt Froman, Jock Soto and Marina Stavitskaya, the ballet mistress Olga Kostritzky and the beloved coach Georgina Parkinson, who died in December.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2010
It is ballet mistress Elena Tchernichova who actually produces the"Baryshnikov ballerina."
From Time Magazine Archive
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