prima ballerina
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Morishita, who will turn 78 in December, is the prima ballerina in Japan’s storied Matsuyama Ballet Company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The story is completely absurd, filled with plot holes and characters as thin as a prima ballerina.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
The Royal Ballet's prima ballerina extraordinaire told Plomley she was looking forward to living on a desert island as she would be "delighted" to get away from the telephone.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2022
Not because I want to be a prima ballerina when I grow up, but because I intend on becoming a Broadway star someday.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
