danseur
Americannoun
plural
danseursnoun
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
On compte parmi ses principaux membres Dereke Clements, un danseur afro-américain basé en France, et l’écrivaine Rebecca Walker, fille de la romancière Alice Walker, a rejoint son comité consultatif.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2017
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
In his youth he had been what was then called a beau danseur, and had had the honor of opening a fancy dress ball at the Chateau of Versailles with the Queen Marie Antoinette.
From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
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