principal dancer

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In the run-up to her departure, the petite principal dancer has been performing as if she still had any number of years left in her onstage career.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Baroness Bull was a principal dancer at the Royal Ballet for almost two decades.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

But the season’s most eagerly attended performance was a gala honoring principal dancer Misty Copeland with a farewell showcase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Beginning dance at age 13 — unusually late for professional standards — she defied systemic barriers to become ABT’s first Black female principal dancer in 2015.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

Some of the girls think it’s unfair favoritism, since her mom is a former principal dancer, but I’ve never felt that way.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day