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
Gwen Verdon, danseuse distinguee of the U.S. musical stage, is fetchingly exuberant as a taxi dancer searching for a wagon for her unhitched star.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rita De Leporte, the Metropolitan's premi�re danseuse, whipped together an able troupe of 100.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though a danseuse noble, she keeps on studying with the enthusiasm of a tyro.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pit whistled and clapped in merry impatience for the appearance of the danseuse.
From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson
