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The battle ends in a draw, natch, demonstrating the golden principle that the tappers and the danseurs should be friends.

From New York Times • May 9, 2013

Bayad�re sans nez, irr�sistible gouge, Dis donc � ces danseurs qui font les offusqu�s: 'Fiers mignons, malgr� l'art des poudres et du rouge, Vous sentez tous la mort!'

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell

Le gouffre de tes yeux, plein d'horrible pens�es, Exhale le vertige, et les danseurs prudents Ne contempleront pas sans d'am�res naus�es Le sourire �ternel de tes trente-deux dents.

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell

They asked also about England, and was it really true that when we went to a ball we stayed with our danseurs till the next dance?

From The Visits of Elizabeth by Glyn, Elinor

At the Paris balls the danseurs are all so young—few of the married men dance—only the very young ones.

From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King