ballerina
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- noun
- /ˌbæl.əˈriː.nə/
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bailarina
- Little girls always want to be ballerinas, don't they?
- a prima ballerina
I want to be a ballerina, whatever.
- I want to be a ballerina, whatever.
- Or you're dancing or you love watching a ballerina, Do you?
- Turns out they just named who would be the principal ballerina in their troop.
- The next year, a steamship named after the celebrated ballerina, the Fannie Elsler, was plying the Atlantic.
- And this ultimately led to the modern ballerina with point shoes in a Tutu, you know, in a Tutu and wearing point shoes.
- I mean, these guys are like just like violent ballerinas of the footwork.
Examples
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The spotlight shone brightly as the ballerina executed her breathtaking routine.
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The subtle movement between choreographed steps is where a ballerina creates her art.
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Well, we have a professional ballerina in our group.
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I want to be a ballerina, whatever.
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Did you dream of being a ballerina when you grew up?
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I wanted to be a ballerina.
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Studying to be a ballerina.
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Being the only black ballerina in the company, you know, that's hard.
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I wanted to be the prima ballerina.
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- Well, my life as a prima ballerina hasn't been easy.
Synonyms
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A person who trains in ballet and performs with a ballet company
A female ballet dancer who dances for a living
Compounds
- Specialized
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The main female dancer in a ballet company who often dances the lead roles
How Prominent
- Specialized
4
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ballerina comes from Italian where the verb ballare means 'to dance' and the ending -ina shows a woman or a smaller form. So a ballerina is literally 'a woman who dances', which is why the word means a female ballet dancer.