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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 [ˌbæləˈriːnə]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Ballet) a female ballet dancer
2. (Performing Arts / Ballet) US the principal female dancer of a ballet company
[from Italian, feminine of ballerino dancing master, from ballare to dance, from Late Latin ballāre: see]
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 [ˌbæləˈriːnə] Nbailarina f (de ballet)
prima ballerinaprimera bailarina f

ballerina [ˌbæləˈriːnə] nballerine f

ballerina
nBallerina f; (principal) → Primaballerina f

ballerina [ˌbæləˈriːnə] nballerina (classica)
ballerina [ˌbæləˈriːnə] nballerina (classica)

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 ballerina 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 芭蕾舞伶 балерина بیلیرینا ، بیلے رقاصہ nữ diễn viên ba lê

ballerina راقصة باليه baletka ballerina Ballerina μπαλαρίνα bailarina ballerina ballerine balerina ballerina バレリーナ 발레리나 ballerina ballerina baletnica bailarina балерина ballerina นักเต้นบัลเลต์หญิง balerin nữ diễn viên ba lê 芭蕾舞女演员


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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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