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

Here the Americans scored an ironic coup, for their production was staged by a premier danseur of the Royal Ballet, David Blair.

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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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Then he tried the most loyal fans' patience by first presenting Fonteyn and her young new premier danseur in Giselle�one of the most forgettable of all ballets.

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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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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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