premieres danseuses

pre·mière dan·seuse

[French pruh-myer dahn-sœz]
noun, plural pre·mières dan·seuses [French pruh-myer dahn-sœz] .
the leading female dancer in a ballet company.

Origin:
1820–30; < French: literally, first dancer (feminine)

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premier danseur or (feminine) première danseuse (prəmje dɑ̃sœr, prəmjɛr dɑ̃søz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl (feminine) premiers danseurs, premières danseuses
the principal dancer in a ballet company
 
[C19: literally: first dancer]
 
première danseuse or (feminine) première danseuse
 
n
 
[C19: literally: first dancer]

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