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ballerina Definition

bal·le·rina (bal′ə rē)

noun

a girl or woman ballet dancer

Etymology: It < ballare: see ball

ballerina Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Will she ever become the ballerina she longs to be?
  • have: And I have a very gifted dramatic ballerina Leticia Muller - the best since Lynn Seymour, that's what I would say.

Adjective modifier

  • prima: The prima ballerina will now only have to share with 2 or 3 rather than the 5 or 6 currently!
  • Russian: The Museum has a large collection of material relating to the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, given to the Museum in the 1930s.
  • classical: Profile and gallery Anna Pavlova Russian ballerina, the most famous classical ballerina of her era.
  • famous: The fact that such a famous ballerina chose Shirley to compose for her new show is a triumph for Shirley.
  • principal: Thank goodness that Drosselmeyer was still part of the action and somebody on stage knew how to treat a principal ballerina.
  • favorite: Q: Who are your favorite ballerinas in Paris?

Modifies a noun

  • story: Angelina ballerina stories and a Winnie the pooh CD and all was quiet!
  • box: Some collectors like collecting music boxes such as antique music boxes, inlaid music boxes, ballerina music boxes, and carousel music boxes.
  • role: In " Diamonds " , she manages all the virtuosic passages with a smooth softness in the principal ballerina role.
  • music: Some collectors like collecting music boxes such as antique music boxes, inlaid music boxes, ballerina music boxes, and carousel music boxes.
  • style: Posted by Jen on 18 June, 2004 at 9:20 PM I just sat down from spinning, at impulse, ballerina style.
  • fairy: Follow the step-by-step instructions to make a ballerina fairy, an angel fairy or your own creations.

Noun used with modifier

  • angelina: And I have promised SB a barge holiday one day - like angelina ballerina.
  • surfing: A surfing ballerina made out of vegetables was just one of the original ideas that emerged from this project on mechanical toys.
  • dancing: The sight of a beautiful dancing ballerina changes everything.

Possessives

  • company: At 17 as the company's prima ballerina she won ecstatic reviews for her first Giselle.

Preposition: in

  • world: It fell to Margot Fonteyn to become what little girls dream of being: the most famous ballerina in the world.

Preposition: of

  • century: Margot Fonteyn ( 1919 - 1991 ) was one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century.