danseuse
Americannoun
plural
danseusesnoun
Etymology
Origin of danseuse
Example Sentences
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The biggest casualty was Edgar Degas’ bronze sculpture of a teenage ballerina, “Petite danseuse de quatorze ans,” estimated to bring as much as $35 million.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 2, 2011
Instead, she tells a series of delicately interwoven stories: A danseuse, having lost confidence in herself, finds a man in her room who has come to steal her jewelry.
From Time Magazine Archive
And there is a very proper belief that one Gwen Verdon is the equal of a hand-picked chorus line, a spotlighted siren, a surefire comic, and a sought-after premi�re danseuse.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gwen Verdon, danseuse distinguee of the U.S. musical stage, is fetchingly exuberant as a taxi dancer searching for a wagon for her unhitched star.
From Time Magazine Archive
This danseuse is a wonder, and they say there has never been such dancing since the days of Fanny Ellsler.
From Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay by Fay, Amy
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