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Corps de Ballet

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corps de ballet
the members of a ballet company who dance together in a group
Corps de Ballet 

in opera and ballet, a company of male and female dancers who perform dances in small or large groups, a kind of “chorus of ballet.” In developing mass scenes, Soviet ballet has imparted new meaning and strength to the role of the corps de ballet.
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Costumes in the castle ballroom were beautifully designed, and the corps de ballet particularly caught the eye in the lakeside scenes where the four cygnets were magnificent.
Sublime dancing impresses; REVIEW Swan Lake THE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
The sight of the numerous members of the corps de ballet in white, dancing in unison, retains its power to impress, and the national dances were lively enough.
DANCE Swan Lake/Empire Theatre, Liverpool; ARTS DIARY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Things perk up considerably with the arrival of the swans - a never-ending corps de ballet in snowy white which strikes a series of pleasing tableaux and shows off some deft pointe work.
Review: SWAN LANE Empire by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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