ballerina

Example Sentences

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A 16-year-old apprentice ballerina, who was 1.70 meters tall and weighed 40.8 kilos, would later recall that she suffered from asthma, jaundice, anemia and other diseases that result from malnutrition, such as edema.

From Salon

The protesters — a man and a woman, dressed in black suits — slathered their hands, then crouched down to paint the pedestal on which the ballerina sculpture is displayed.

From Washington Post

As young ‌dancers taught by white instructors, they had to navigate not only ‌‌building a ‌‌career in dance but building a career as Black ballerinas.

From New York Times

That woman was Raven Wilkinson, the first Black ballerina in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

From New York Times

As a founding member of the company and one of its star ballerinas, Johnson danced with Dance Theater for 28 years before retiring at 47.

From New York Times