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

Patty, as première danseuse, rode in a gilded chariot drawn by four gaily caparisoned white horses.

From Patty Blossom by Wells, Carolyn

But then it must be borne in mind that the première danseuse is a lady whose quickness of perception is altogether unique. 

From Diary of a Pilgrimage by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

“The next room was occupied by ‘a very great swell,’ the première danseuse of the ‘Lyceum’. 

From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney

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