ballet mistress
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ballet mistress
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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He enrolled Morishita with a strict and formidable ballet mistress called Michiko Suwa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Ms. McKinney-Griffith served not only as a principal dancer at Dance Theater of Harlem but also as the company’s first ballet mistress.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2024
Maree Johnson, who plays the black-clad ballet mistress Madame Giry, said she was resigned to the likelihood that “Phantom” also would record breakthrough coronavirus cases.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2021
The veteran dancers and teachers included Kurt Froman, Jock Soto and Marina Stavitskaya, the ballet mistress Olga Kostritzky and the beloved coach Georgina Parkinson, who died in December.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2010
It is ballet mistress Elena Tchernichova who actually produces the"Baryshnikov ballerina."
From Time Magazine Archive
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