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

During dinner, there is entertainment, with dancers dressed up like leopards and a premiere danseuse performing on the head and shoulders of a bull.

From Time Magazine Archive

Céline, the new danseuse from the Fenice, makes her début to-night.

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida