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
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)
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
The première danseuse knows precisely what a gentleman means when he twirls round forty-seven times on one leg, and then stands on his head.
From Diary of a Pilgrimage by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
And he pirouetted gaily like a première danseuse.
From Memories of a Musical Life by Mason, William
