danseur
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of danseur
Example Sentences
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“This company has such potential,” said Krcmar, the company’s lead danseur noble.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022
D’Amboise embodied the ideal of an all-American style that combined the nonchalant elegance of Fred Astaire with the classicism of the danseur noble.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2021
Perhaps he could pass a few of his secrets to Berlanga, who is a potential danseur noble with everything going for him except a convincing demi-plié.
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2012
But now, as Ms. Portman’s fiancé, Mr. Millepied has become tabloid fodder and is arguably the biggest danseur to cross over into pop culture since Mikhail Baryshnikov.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2011
I am the prémier danseur in the ballet of the Royal Opera House in Berlin.
From The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe by Hosmer, James Kendall
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