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ballerina

[bal-uh-ree-nuh] / ˌbæl əˈri nə /
NOUN
prima ballerina
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A dancer who became Britain's first black professional ballerina has had her pointed shoes restored on the television programme, The Repair Shop.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The story is completely absurd, filled with plot holes and characters as thin as a prima ballerina.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

A native of Brazil, she was a professional ballerina in Austria for nine months before moving to America to attend MIT, where she met her co-founder, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

On a Christmas tree greeting card, for example, a miniature ballerina ornament had three separate colors, including red lips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

She said to me, “Well, sweetie, you won’t be able to wear a long-sleeved leotard with a turtleneck when you’re a world-famous ballerina, so you might as well get used to not wearing one now.”

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince




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