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

“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

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)

Lola's début as a première danseuse was made on March 30, 1844.

From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace