corps de ballet

corps de bal·let

C0657200 (kôr′ də bă-lā′)n. The dancers in a ballet troupe who perform as a group and do not appear as soloists.

[French : corps, corps + de, of + ballet, ballet.]

corps de ballet

(ˈkɔː də ˈbæleɪ; French kɔr də balɛ) n (Ballet) the members of a ballet company who dance together in a group

corps de bal•let

(ˌkɔr də bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ, ˌkoʊr)
n. the dancers in a ballet company who perform as a group and have no solo parts. [1820–30; < French; see corps, ballet]

corps de ballet

Usually the dancers in the company not classed as soloists who dance together. In the Paris Opera, the whole company are known as the corps, lower ranks being called les quadrilles.

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corps de ballet - the chorus of a ballet companyensembleballet company - a company that produces balletschorus line, chorus - a body of dancers or singers who perform together

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corps de ballet

the members of a ballet company who dance together in a group

Corps de Ballet

in opera and ballet, a company of male and female dancers who perform dances in small or large groups, a kind of “chorus of ballet.” In developing mass scenes, Soviet ballet has imparted new meaning and strength to the role of the corps de ballet.

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corps de bal·let

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Synonyms for corps de ballet

noun the chorus of a ballet company

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