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ballerina

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bal·le·ri·na  (bl-rn)
n.
1. A principal woman dancer in a ballet company.
2. A woman ballet dancer.

[Italian, from ballare, to dance, from Late Latin ballre, from Greek ballizein; see ball2.]

ballerina
Noun
a female ballet dancer [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ballerinaballerina - a female ballet dancer              
ballet dancer - a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company
prima ballerina - a leading female ballet dancer
Translations
ballerina [bæləˈriːnə] nbailarina

ballerina [bæləˈriːnə] nballerine f

ballerina [bæləˈriːnə] nBallerina f

ballerina [bæləˈriːnə] nballerina

ballerina
n ballerina [bӕləˈriːnə]
a female (often principal) ballet-dancer Pavlova was a famous ballerina. ballerina راقِصَةُ الباليه балерина balerína balletdanserinde; ballerina die Ballerina μπαλαρίνα bailarina baleriin رقصندۀ باله balettitanssijatar ballerine בָּלֶרִינָה बैले नर्तकी, नर्तकी balerina balerina penari balet wanita, balerina balletdansmær ballerina バレリーナ 발레리나 balerina balerīna penari balet ballerina ballettdanserinne balerina bailarina balerină (ведущая) балерина balerína balerina balerina ballerina นักเต้นบัลเล่ต์หญิง; นักเต้นระบำปลายเท้า balerin 芭蕾舞女 балерина بیلیرینا ، بیلے رقاصہ nữ diễn viên ba lê 芭蕾舞


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But American Ballet Theatre's Julie Kent is a glowing example of the ballerina of the 21st century.
Sassy dreams of becoming a prima ballerina but as her dance classmates tell her, her large feet and long legs stand in the way of her dreams.
In an introduction, Rosemary Wells relates her impetus for collaborating with ballerina Maria Tallchief: Wells's mother was a member of the corps de ballet of the Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo, performing when the then-sixteen-year-old Tallchief sat enthralled in the audience.
 
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