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
Margot Fonteyn - the Royal Ballet prima ballerina - was among Sheena's fellow pupils in the classes, which were conducted in French.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
“We have no openings in the corps de ballet, mademoiselle. Or among the principal dancers either, unless you are a prima ballerina assoluta, which, no offense, I think you are not.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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