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ballerinabal‧le‧ri‧na /ˌbæləˈriːnə/ ●○○ noun [countable] ballerinaOrigin: 1800-1900 Italian ballare ‘to dance’, from Late Latin; ➔ BALL1 - Apparently the ballerina Pavlova came here to learn to dance like a swan for the ballet Swan Lake.
- It seemed a physical impossibility, her massive body bounding with the grace of a ballerina.
- Janet Collins became the leading ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera in the early 1950s.
- Once the best you could hope for was a 50-year-old prima ballerina who sometimes starred at the local opera house.
- Partner Cyril Pierre lifted his ballerina with sublime ease.
- The ballerina has to behave as graciously and confidently as her partner.
- These were not the dainty and chaste twirls and curtseys of the ballerinas at Lincoln Center.
- We were topped by ballerinas dressed as bumblebees.
► Dancearabesque, nounballerina, nounballet, nounballet dancer, nounballroom, nounballroom dancing, nounbelly dance, nounbolero, nounboogie, verbbop, verbbop, nounbossanova, nounbreakdancing, nouncabaret, nouncancan, nouncha-cha, nounchoreograph, verbchoreography, nounchorus, nounconga, nouncountry dancing, noundance, noundance, verbdo-si-do, nounexotic dancer, nounflamenco, nounfloor show, nounfolk dance, nounfootwork, nounfoxtrot, noungo-go dancer, nounhoofer, nounhornpipe, nounhula, nounjig, nounjitterbug, nounjive, nounjive, verblambada, nounminuet, nounmorris dancing, nounpas de deux, nounpirouette, nounpolka, nounprima ballerina, nounquadrille, nounquickstep, nounreel, nounroutine, nounrumba, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsquare dance, nounstep, nounstudio, nountango, nountango, verbtap, nountap dancing, nountarantella, nountwo-step, nounwaltz, nounwaltz, verb NOUN► prima· Once the best you could hope for was a 50-year-old prima ballerina who sometimes starred at the local opera house.· I am not a prima ballerina. a woman who dances in ballets |