danseuse

If the Koch contained these two danseuses instead of those seated pairs of women, you feel their energy would raise the roof.

After Konig, and then Malka raced ahead, the Italian leader struck — jumping out of his saddle and pedaling while standing in the upright riding position known in French as “la danseuse,” or the dancer.

After Konig, and then Malka raced ahead, the Italian leader struck — jumping out of his saddle and pedaling while standing in the upright riding position known in French as "la danseuse," or the dancer.

New York Times writers were curious about Hakoah’s “intricate pre-arranged system of passing,” for “soccer is a game which requires the footwork of a danseuse.”

It was she who conceived the celebrated "shawl dance" that was the rage throughout Europe for years thereafter, and that still is used, in very slightly modified form, by premieres danseuses.