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danseur/danseuse

a danseur is a principal (but not the principal) male dancer in a company, a soloist, and a danseuse is a principal (but not the principal) female soloist. Retain "danseur" and "danseuse" for their specific meaning within ballet companies, but to describe a woman or a man who dances ballet nonprofessionally, use ballet dancer. See also ballerina; premier danseur; prima ballerina.


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