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ballerina
1. a female ballet dancer 2. US the principal female dancer of a ballet company Ballerina a female dancer in a ballet troupe. The term was first used in the second half of the 19th century after the triumphant performances of Italian virtuoso dancers. In prerevolutionary Russia the title of ballerina was bestowed on leading female dancers of the imperial ballet troupe; a ballerina received a certain salary and performed certain roles. Today it is customary to apply the term ballerina to all female ballet dancers. REFERENCESKhudekov, S. N. Istoriia tantsev, vol. 3. St. Petersburg, 1915.Skal’kovskii, K. V teatral’nom mire. St. Petersburg, 1899. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | In 1969 she moved to the Berlin Opera Ballet, where she was prima ballerina assoluta from 1973-1990. It was this same production that three years later, in 1949, opened the famous Sadler’s Wells season in New York, earned the company its international reputation, crowned Fonteyn as a prima ballerina assoluta, and—to be a touch fanciful—kissed classical ballet back to life in America. In the eyes of many, Maya Plisetskaya was one of the truly great dancers of all time, a holder of that most spine-tingling of all ballet's honours - prima ballerina assoluta, and synonymous with the Bolshoi Theatre in its glory years. |
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