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View synonyms for prima ballerina

prima ballerina

[ pree-muh ]

noun

  1. the principal ballerina in a ballet company.


prima ballerina

/ ˈpriːmə /

noun

  1. a leading female ballet dancer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

prima ballerina

  1. The leading ballerina in a dance company.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prima ballerina1

1895–1900; < Italian: literally, first ballerina
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prima ballerina1

from Italian, literally: first ballerina
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Example Sentences

Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.

All she had to do was surrender her prima ballerina goals for homesteader cosplay, and her voice to let her husband do the talking for her.

From Salon

But Valieva’s grace was what lifted her to another level: She floated across the ice, moving to the music as gently as a prima ballerina, with every inch of her body feeling the music.

Ms. Seymour and Gable were dropped from the main cast, and the ballet opened with Rudolf Nureyev and prima ballerina Margot Fonteyn, to whom she was forced to teach the steps.

Lives Lived: The former prima ballerina Lupe Serrano helped define ballet in America and was a beloved teacher to generations of dancers.

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