première danseuse
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of première danseuse
1820–30; < French: literally, first dancer (feminine)
Example Sentences
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In Manhattan last week General Manager Guilio Gatti-Casazza announced plans for the Metropolitan Opera's coming season, married Rosina Galli, his première danseuse, and sailed for Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
The première danseuse knows precisely what a gentleman means when he twirls round forty-seven times on one leg, and then stands on his head.
From Diary of a Pilgrimage by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
“The next room was occupied by ‘a very great swell,’ the première danseuse of the ‘Lyceum’.
From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
There was another dancer there, an old grenadier of a woman who had been famous in her time as a première danseuse at the opera.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
She had taken quietly enough the substitution of Patty for herself as première danseuse, and had even said she preferred the part that had been assigned her.
From Patty Blossom by Wells, Carolyn
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