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danseuse

American  
[dahn-sœz] / dɑ̃ˈsœz /

noun

plural

danseuses
  1. a female ballet dancer.


danseuse British  
/ dɑ̃søz /

noun

  1. a female ballet dancer

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Etymology

Origin of danseuse

1835–45; < French; feminine of danseur; -euse

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

Harriet Hoctor, one of the few musi- comedy dancers who is still billed as premiere danseuse, justifies the title by leading the chorus, all attired in crimson riding habits, through a maze of green hurdles.

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

Pr�vost could teach her, the little girl returned to Brussels, and made her d�but at the theatre with such astonishing success that, in spite of her youth, she was appointed premi�re danseuse.

From Queens of the French Stage by Williams, H. Noel