‖ danseuse
(dɑ̃ːs{obar}ːz)
[Fr., fem. of danseur dancer.]
A female dancer, a ballet-dancer.
| 1828 J. Ebers Seven Years of King's Theatre iii. 69 A carriage was sent for the accommodation of the première danseuse. 1840 A. Bunn Stage II. iv. 90 Those charming stanzas addressed to the fair danseuse. 1845 Athenæum 8 Mar. 236 A danseuse to whose notice he had been recommended. 1878 H. S. Edwards in Grove Dict. Mus. I. 131 Three other danseuses and a befitting number of male dancers. |