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prima ballerina

[pree-muh] / ˈpri mə /
NOUN
lead woman ballet dancer
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The story is completely absurd, filled with plot holes and characters as thin as a prima ballerina.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

The Royal Ballet's prima ballerina extraordinaire told Plomley she was looking forward to living on a desert island as she would be "delighted" to get away from the telephone.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022

After witnessing prima ballerina Katya Symanova perform, Dr. John Curtin is so enchanted that he waits with white roses at the stage door.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

The prima ballerina was the last to come out, and received twice the applause of everyone else.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood