coryphée


coryphée

(ˌkɒrɪˈfeɪ) n (Ballet) a leading dancer of a corps de ballet[C19: from French, from Latin coryphaeus coryphaeus]

cor•y•phée

(ˌkɔr əˈfeɪ, ˌkɒr-)

n., pl. -phées. a member of a ballet company who dances usu. as part of a small group and who ranks below the soloists. [1820–30; < French < Latin coryphaeus coryphaeus]

coryphée

A leading member of the corps de ballet. In classical French and Russian ballet, it is a term used for a minor soloist.