premier danseur

American  

[pruh-myey dahn-sœr] / prə myeɪ dɑ̃ˈsœr /

noun

plural

premiers danseurs

1. the leading male dancer in a ballet company.

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premier danseur British  

/ prəmje dɑ̃sœr, prəmjɛr dɑ̃søz /

noun

1. the principal dancer in a ballet company

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Etymology

Origin of premier danseur

1820–30; < French: literally, first dancer (masculine)

Example Sentences

Royes Fernandez is the company's able, and sometimes distinguished premier danseur, and young Bruce Marks has the extra ebullience that sets off a star from the corps.

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Her father was premier danseur in the Madrid Opera ballet in which she herself made her debut at 9.

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Back home Bruhn, 32, is the idol of the Royal Danish Ballet, where he has brought new life to the classic roles reserved for a premier danseur noble.

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Although he lacked the passionate dynamism of Rudolf Nureyev or Mikhail Baryshnikov's transparent, effortless style, some critics believed that he was fully the equal of those famed Soviet emigres as a premier danseur.

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His performance as Albrecht proved that Baryshnikov is ultimately a premier danseur noble � and a star likely to outsoar the shadow of cold war night that made his debut a faintly political occasion.

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