danseuses
Corps de ballet
Danseuses is the plural of danseuse, a French borrowing for a female ballet dancer.
The term carries a formal or literary tone, often evoking classical ballet or 19th-century European dance culture: The danseuses took their positions at the barre.
In English, the simpler "dancers" or "ballerinas" usually serves the same purpose.
Classical female dancer
- primaChief female performer
- corps de balletBallet's ensemble performers
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
en pointe · plié · arabesque · jeté · pirouette · pas de deux · adagio · allegro
Lead female in ballet
- sylphGraceful, slender woman
- chiffonDelicate transparent textile
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
Designing performance movement sequences
- stageRaised performance platform
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- costumeClothing for portrayal
curtain call · applause · ovation · audience · proscenium · ensemble · solos · corps
Graceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- lightnessMinimal weight or gravity
- agilityQuickness and ease
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
lissomeness · finesse · deftness · delicacy · etherealness · sylphlike · willowy · elegance
ballerina
Classical female dancer
- primaChief female performer
- corps de balletBallet's ensemble performers
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
pointe · en pointe · plié · arabesque · jeté · pirouette · pas de deux · adagio · allegro · barre
prima ballerina
Lead female in ballet
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
- stageRaised performance platform
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
costume · curtain call · applause · ovation · audience · proscenium · ensemble · solos · corps · premiere
poise
Graceful, unshakable calm
suppleness · lissomeness · finesse · deftness · delicacy · etherealness · sylphlike · willowy · elegance · refinement
danseusesaudience
Gathered viewers collectively
spectators · viewers · theatergoers · patrons · critics
danseusesstatues
Three-dimensional sculpted likenesses
models · mannequins · poseurs