Petipa

[ pet-ee-pah, pet-ee-pah; French puh-tee-pah ]

noun
  1. Mar·i·us [mair-ee-uhs, mar-; French ma-ryys], /ˈmɛər i əs, ˈmær-; French maˈryüs/, 1819–1910, French ballet dancer and choreographer in Russia.

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Petipa

/ (French pətipa) /


noun
  1. Marius. 1819–1910, French ballet dancer and choreographer of the Russian imperial ballet: collaborated with Tchaikovsky on The Sleeping Beauty (1890)

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