corps de ballet

[ kawr duh ba-ley, bal-ey; French kawr duh ba-le ]

noun

1. the dancers in a ballet company who perform as a group and have no solo parts.

corps de ballet

/ ˈkɔː də ˈbæleɪ; kɔr də balɛ /

noun

1. the members of a ballet company who dance together in a group

Word History and Origins

Origin of corps de ballet¹

From French, dating back to 1820–30; corps, ballet

Example Sentences

He came back and danced with the Metropolitan Opera Corps de Ballet.

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There can be no cheaper corps de ballet, nor any so amusing.

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The corps de ballet are not hired for the occasion, but form part of the establishment of our friend the baboo.

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Alas for the corps de ballet and the gravity of the audience!

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He would not take to the hunting-field, she thought, the boulevard, and the corps de ballet.

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Such as an introduction to the nymphs of the corps de ballet; the entré to all the theatres, private gambling-houses, &c., &c.

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