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 distingu�e of the U.S. musical stage, is fetchingly exuberant as a taxi dancer seeking a wagon for her unhitched star.

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

They were loud in praise of Catherine Littlefield who directs the troupe, plans its choreography, serves as its premiere danseuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the meanwhile, the danseuse had returned to the Opera, where she, of course, met with an enthusiastic reception.

From Queens of the French Stage by Williams, H. Noel