premier danseur
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of premier danseur
1820–30; < French: literally, first dancer (masculine)
Example Sentences
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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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Her father was premier danseur in the Madrid Opera ballet in which she herself made her debut at 9.
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The handsome blond dancer became in fact, if not in name, the premier danseur of City Ballet, especially in his ability to partner great ballerinas.
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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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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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