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
Though a danseuse noble, she keeps on studying with the enthusiasm of a tyro.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were loud in praise of Catherine Littlefield who directs the troupe, plans its choreography, serves as its premiere danseuse.
From Time Magazine Archive
To be sure she was La Argentina, the Spanish dancer* who as a child was premi�re danseuse classique at the Royal Opera in Madrid, as a mature artist the rage of Berlin, of Paris.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had as many enemies as a Cabinet Minister, and as many inamorati as a premi�re danseuse.
From The Devourers by Chartres, Annie Vivanti
