dan·seuse

[French dahn-sœz]
noun, plural dan·seuses [French -sœz] .
a female ballet dancer.

Origin:
1835–45; < French; feminine of danseur; see -euse

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n
a female ballet dancer

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Hammersmith is as clever at this style of dancing as any danseuse, and hla imitation is a marvel of grace and finesse.
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