ballet-dancer

The ballet-dancer practices her pirouette at the barre.

Definition

Noun: A person who performs ballet, a highly technical form of dance with precise movements and graceful poses.

Usage Examples

• (A dancer executing a spin in a ballet performance.)
• (Someone who dedicates years to mastering ballet technique.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a born ballet-dancer": to have natural talent or aptitude for ballet.
  • Even as a child, she was a born ballet-dancer, moving with effortless grace. (She showed innate ability in ballet from an early age.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ballet (n): the art form itself, a theatrical performance of dance.
  • The ballet was set to Tchaikovsky's music. (The dance performance used classical music.)
• Dancer (n): a broader term for anyone who dances, not limited to ballet.
  • The dancer moved across the floor with energy. (A general performer of dance.)

Synonyms

• Ballerina: a female ballet-dancer, especially one of principal rank.
  • The ballerina took her final bow. (A leading female ballet performer.)
• Danseur: a male ballet-dancer.
  • The danseur lifted his partner with ease. (A male performer in ballet.)

Related Idioms

• To have the grace of a ballet-dancer: to move with exceptional elegance and poise.
  • She walked through the crowd with the grace of a ballet-dancer. (Her movements were fluid and controlled.)