Ballerina
noun
A woman or girl who dances ballet professionally.
She dreamed of becoming a famous ballerina one day
Often appears as...
- professional ballerina
- prima ballerina
noun
A flat shoe designed to look like a ballet shoe.
She wore her favorite pair of ballerina flats to the party
Often appears as...
- ballerina flats
- ballerina shoes
noun
A woman or girl who dances ballet professionally.
She dreamed of becoming a famous ballerina one day
Often appears as...
- professional ballerina
- prima ballerina
noun
A flat shoe designed to look like a ballet shoe.
She wore her favorite pair of ballerina flats to the party
Often appears as...
- ballerina flats
- ballerina shoes
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Used only for female dancers. Male ballet dancers are called 'danseurs' or 'ballet dancers'.
The principal ballerina and male danseur led the cast.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Level
Implies high skill and often professional employment in ballet companies.
She trained for years before she was considered a ballerina.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Status
Ballerinas are often respected figures in the world of dance and culture.
The ballerina was invited to perform for the embassy's cultural event.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Used only for female dancers. Male ballet dancers are called 'danseurs' or 'ballet dancers'.
The principal ballerina and male danseur led the cast.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Level
Implies high skill and often professional employment in ballet companies.
She trained for years before she was considered a ballerina.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Status
Ballerinas are often respected figures in the world of dance and culture.
The ballerina was invited to perform for the embassy's cultural event.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Used only for female dancers. Male ballet dancers are called 'danseurs' or 'ballet dancers'.
The principal ballerina and male danseur led the cast.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Level
Implies high skill and often professional employment in ballet companies.
She trained for years before she was considered a ballerina.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Status
Ballerinas are often respected figures in the world of dance and culture.
The ballerina was invited to perform for the embassy's cultural event.
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Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
lens would normally go and this was a this was you know really important I chose to study this genus because they were very accessible they display on the ground and it seemed like a really great study and this is the view of the quintessential parodia courtship display we call this the ballerina dance and it
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The physics of the...
When the leg comes back in towards the body, that stored momentum gets transferred back to the dancer's body, propelling her around as she rises back onto pointe. As the ballerina extends and retracts her leg with each turn, momentum travels back and forth between leg and body, keeping her in motion.
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The science of symmetry...
or the effortless poise of a prima ballerina. When used in every day life, the word symmetry represents vague notions of beauty, harmony and balance. In math and science, symmetry has a different, and very specific, meaning. In this technical sense, a symmetry is the property of an object.
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Filming Birds of...
period of a few days and he practices he practices relentlessly when there's not a female the one i love is where he goes up on sort of tippy toe the feathers sort of go into this sort of ballerina sort of bustle all around and then it has this iridescent bib at
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Why some of us don't...
when we're about five years old. And the truth is that no one really cares what you say when you're that age. It's considered an innocuous question, posed to little kids to elicit cute replies, like, "I want to be an astronaut," or "I want to be a ballerina,"
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What’s the point(e) of...
choreographers string these gestures together with new movements to form expressive combinations. Working alongside the orchestra’s live score, ballerinas precisely perform these combinations to convey narrative, emotion, and character.
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Bill Nye on Science &...
some inventions that will of course improve the quality of life for so many people I have the improved ballet toe shoe which has a ridge to hold the ballerinas phalanges it's not something that a lot of people feel they need but
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Healing war wounds...
depressed you're anxious and she wanted to help me so she looked at me and said if there was anything in the world that you could do what would you do and I told her I'd start a dance company she's a ballerina
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Two Champions, One...
still teaches dance and growing up I always wanted to be a dancer emulate my father and my goal in life was to be that prima ballerina even though there
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The Best Whale Moments...
than a couple of metres away and then she Pierrot netted like a ballerina and swept past me but she made so sure that she didn't hit me
Video examples
Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
lens would normally go and this was a this was you know really important I chose to study this genus because they were very accessible they display on the ground and it seemed like a really great study and this is the view of the quintessential parodia courtship display we call this the ballerina dance and it
Video examples
The physics of the...
When the leg comes back in towards the body, that stored momentum gets transferred back to the dancer's body, propelling her around as she rises back onto pointe. As the ballerina extends and retracts her leg with each turn, momentum travels back and forth between leg and body, keeping her in motion.
Video examples
The science of symmetry...
or the effortless poise of a prima ballerina. When used in every day life, the word symmetry represents vague notions of beauty, harmony and balance. In math and science, symmetry has a different, and very specific, meaning. In this technical sense, a symmetry is the property of an object.
Video examples
Filming Birds of...
period of a few days and he practices he practices relentlessly when there's not a female the one i love is where he goes up on sort of tippy toe the feathers sort of go into this sort of ballerina sort of bustle all around and then it has this iridescent bib at
Video examples
Why some of us don't...
when we're about five years old. And the truth is that no one really cares what you say when you're that age. It's considered an innocuous question, posed to little kids to elicit cute replies, like, "I want to be an astronaut," or "I want to be a ballerina,"
Video examples
What’s the point(e) of...
choreographers string these gestures together with new movements to form expressive combinations. Working alongside the orchestra’s live score, ballerinas precisely perform these combinations to convey narrative, emotion, and character.
Video examples
Bill Nye on Science &...
some inventions that will of course improve the quality of life for so many people I have the improved ballet toe shoe which has a ridge to hold the ballerinas phalanges it's not something that a lot of people feel they need but
Video examples
Healing war wounds...
depressed you're anxious and she wanted to help me so she looked at me and said if there was anything in the world that you could do what would you do and I told her I'd start a dance company she's a ballerina
Video examples
Two Champions, One...
still teaches dance and growing up I always wanted to be a dancer emulate my father and my goal in life was to be that prima ballerina even though there
Video examples
The Best Whale Moments...
than a couple of metres away and then she Pierrot netted like a ballerina and swept past me but she made so sure that she didn't hit me
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Judith Viorst
American Author
I thought that the 40s was a tough decade, because it's when you finally figure out that you're not immortal, when you really start seeing that certain options are closed to you forever: You're not going to be a brain surgeon; you're not going to be a ballerina.
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Orianthi
Australian Musician
Girls are supposed to sing. It's the guys' thing to play the guitar. Crossing the line is kind of like trying to be a male ballerina. But if you work long and hard enough, are really passionate about it, people will finally shut up and listen.
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Jacqueline de Ribes
French Designer
I was very sensitive. I liked everything that touched fantasy and beauty. I dreamed of being a ballerina, but Mother said I was too big, too long.
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Elle Fanning
American Actress
I would like to continue acting. But also - if this is a dream world where everything could become true - I'd want to be a ballerina.
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Darcey Bussell
English Dancer
Being a ballerina can be a very unnatural life, especially after you've had children.
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Kate Moss
English Model
In my next life, I'm going to be a rock star. I was a ballerina in my last life.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
I've been a ballerina since I was two, but I've always wanted to be an actress.
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Aretha Franklin
American Musician
I guess I could've been a prima ballerina. Or a nurse. Aretha Nightingale!
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Shakti Mohan
Indian Dancer
My dance shoes - ballroom shoes, tap shoes, ballerinas - are my life.
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Kiersey Clemons
American Actress
My grandma was a ballerina.
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Judith Viorst
American Author
I thought that the 40s was a tough decade, because it's when you finally figure out that you're not immortal, when you really start seeing that certain options are closed to you forever: You're not going to be a brain surgeon; you're not going to be a ballerina.
Quote examples
Orianthi
Australian Musician
Girls are supposed to sing. It's the guys' thing to play the guitar. Crossing the line is kind of like trying to be a male ballerina. But if you work long and hard enough, are really passionate about it, people will finally shut up and listen.
Quote examples
Jacqueline de Ribes
French Designer
I was very sensitive. I liked everything that touched fantasy and beauty. I dreamed of being a ballerina, but Mother said I was too big, too long.
Quote examples
Elle Fanning
American Actress
I would like to continue acting. But also - if this is a dream world where everything could become true - I'd want to be a ballerina.
Quote examples
Darcey Bussell
English Dancer
Being a ballerina can be a very unnatural life, especially after you've had children.
Quote examples
Kate Moss
English Model
In my next life, I'm going to be a rock star. I was a ballerina in my last life.
Quote examples
Dakota Fanning
American Actress
I've been a ballerina since I was two, but I've always wanted to be an actress.
Quote examples
Aretha Franklin
American Musician
I guess I could've been a prima ballerina. Or a nurse. Aretha Nightingale!
Quote examples
Shakti Mohan
Indian Dancer
My dance shoes - ballroom shoes, tap shoes, ballerinas - are my life.
Quote examples
Kiersey Clemons
American Actress
My grandma was a ballerina.
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