danseuse

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The biggest casualty was Edgar Degas’ bronze sculpture of a teenage ballerina, “Petite danseuse de quatorze ans,” estimated to bring as much as $35 million.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 2, 2011

Principal actors are Adele, a danseuse, and two ne'er-do-well youths, always broke.

From Time Magazine Archive

Margaret hates Karin Booth, the premiere danseuse, because she thinks Cyd should have the top ballerina's job.

From Time Magazine Archive

And there is a very proper belief that one Gwen Verdon is the equal of a hand-picked chorus line, a spotlighted siren, a surefire comic, and a sought-after premi�re danseuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pit whistled and clapped in merry impatience for the appearance of the danseuse.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson