premiere danseuse
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In Manhattan last week General Manager Guilio Gatti-Casazza announced plans for the Metropolitan Opera's coming season, married Rosina Galli, his première danseuse, and sailed for Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
But then it must be borne in mind that the première danseuse is a lady whose quickness of perception is altogether unique.
From Diary of a Pilgrimage by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
In the evening for an hour he saw that happy laughing première danseuse, Mademoiselle Andree, at the gay little theater near the corner, pirouetting care from the heavy souls of men.
From Memories of a Musical Life by Mason, William
And then came Monticelli, the première danseuse, in a coat and skirt, and then some of her rivals.
From Sacred and Profane Love by Bennett, Arnold
She reminded me simultaneously, as she descended, of a mystic Russian première danseuse, a barefooted native swinging down his cocoanut grove, and High Diddle Dumpling my son John.
From Life's Minor Collisions by Warner, Frances Lester
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
