corps de ballet
noun
corps de bal·let ˌkȯr-də-(ˌ)ba-ˈlā 
plural corps de ballet ˌkȯr-də-(ˌ)ba-ˈlā
or ˌkȯrz-də-
: the ensemble of a ballet company
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web When Russian troops rolled into Ukraine more than five months ago, Vitaliy R., a longtime member of the corps de ballet at the Opera Theater in the Black Sea city of Odesa, didn’t even wait for the mobilization call to come. 
Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Kathryn Boren, a corps de ballet member of American Ballet Theatre, orders bags of ice from Door Dash to be delivered to her apartment after shows. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 The most distinct of the ballet’s segments, a solo for corps de ballet dancer Jonathan Fahoury with a choreographic focus on articulation for his torso, presents dynamic relief—but just barely. Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 Before the dancing started, Jonathan Stafford, the company’s artistic director, presented India Bradley and Davide Riccardo with the Janice Levin award, given to talented, young members of the corps de ballet. New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022 It’s a visually gorgeous excerpt, with the corps de ballet dressed in white and moving in sync. San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021 This thriller is set amongst the ballerinas and artistic staff of a corps de ballet in France. Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2021 Apart from the principal dancers Cory Stearns and Devon Teuscher (a couple offstage) and the soloist Catherine Hurlin, the roster drew mainly from the corps de ballet. New York Times, 29 July 2021 The workout is an intense but fun 50-minute ballet class created in tandem by Equinox instructor, Chris Vo, and ABT corps de ballet member, Katie Boren. Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2021 See More
Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Kathryn Boren, a corps de ballet member of American Ballet Theatre, orders bags of ice from Door Dash to be delivered to her apartment after shows. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 The most distinct of the ballet’s segments, a solo for corps de ballet dancer Jonathan Fahoury with a choreographic focus on articulation for his torso, presents dynamic relief—but just barely. Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 Before the dancing started, Jonathan Stafford, the company’s artistic director, presented India Bradley and Davide Riccardo with the Janice Levin award, given to talented, young members of the corps de ballet. New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022 It’s a visually gorgeous excerpt, with the corps de ballet dressed in white and moving in sync. San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021 This thriller is set amongst the ballerinas and artistic staff of a corps de ballet in France. Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2021 Apart from the principal dancers Cory Stearns and Devon Teuscher (a couple offstage) and the soloist Catherine Hurlin, the roster drew mainly from the corps de ballet. New York Times, 29 July 2021 The workout is an intense but fun 50-minute ballet class created in tandem by Equinox instructor, Chris Vo, and ABT corps de ballet member, Katie Boren. Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above
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