danseur

Example Sentences

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“This company has such potential,” said Krcmar, the company’s lead danseur noble.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022

D’Amboise embodied the ideal of an all-American style that combined the nonchalant elegance of Fred Astaire with the classicism of the danseur noble.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2021

Perhaps he could pass a few of his secrets to Berlanga, who is a potential danseur noble with everything going for him except a convincing demi-plié.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2012

But now, as Ms. Portman’s fiancé, Mr. Millepied has become tabloid fodder and is arguably the biggest danseur to cross over into pop culture since Mikhail Baryshnikov.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2011

Probably it is for the same reason that a male dancer is not termed a danseur while a female dancer is termed a danseuse.

From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English