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coryphee

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cor·y·phée  (kôr-f, kr-)
n.
A ballet dancer who ranks above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist and who performs in small ensembles.
[French, from Latin coryphaeus, leader; see coryphaeus.]
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SARA ESTY, coryphee member of the Miami City Ballet, was awarded a 2006 Princess Grace Award.
Sara Esty by Dance Magazine
This let company members--from coryphee Patricia Delgado fluffing out her "Black Swan" to principal Luis Serrano shedding feathers in his hilarious Dying Swan--regale partygoers with dancing straight from their hearts.
Miami dancers make fund-raising personal. (News) by Perez, Guillermo / Dance Magazine
She joined the Maryinsky as a coryphee in 1899, one rank above corps de ballet.
Legends of the Maryinsky by NOBLE, JEREMY / Dance Magazine
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