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
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 had taken quietly enough the substitution of Patty for herself as première danseuse, and had even said she preferred the part that had been assigned her.
From Patty Blossom by Wells, Carolyn
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
There was another dancer there, an old grenadier of a woman who had been famous in her time as a première danseuse at the opera.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
