principal dancer
Example Sentences
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Being the principal dancer of a renowned ballet company would be taxing for a dancer half her age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Baroness Bull was a principal dancer at the Royal Ballet for almost two decades and is a current deputy speaker.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
While Ms. Copeland, the company’s first black female principal dancer, has held her rank since 2015, she hasn’t danced with ABT in six years.
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
