Danseuse is a
French female term in the
ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
and may refer to:
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Ballerina
A ballet dancer is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. Ballet dancer ...
, sometimes taken as synonymous to a principal dancer
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Soloist, a more general term in ballet
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Corps de ballet
In ballet, the ''corps de ballet'' (; French language, French for "body of the little dance") is the group of ballet dancer, dancers who are not principal dancers or Soloist (ballet), soloists. They are a permanent part of the ballet company and ...
, the group of dancers who are not soloists
Danseuse(s) may also refer to:
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''Danseuse'' (Csaky) (1912), sculpture created by Joseph Csaky
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Danseuses de Delphes" (1910), one of 24 piano pieces in ''Préludes'' by Claude Debussy
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