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Principal dancer

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A principal dancer (often shortened to principal) is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company. [1]

12 relations: Ballet company, Ballet dancer, Dance, Dance troupe, Danseur Étoile, English National Ballet, Modern dance, Paris Opera Ballet, Pas de deux, Principal dancer, Solo dance, Soloist (ballet).

Ballet company

A ballet company is a type of dance troupe which performs classical ballet, neoclassical ballet, and/or contemporary ballet in the European tradition, plus managerial and support staff.

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Ballet dancer

A ballet dancer (ballerina fem., ballerino masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet.

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Dance

Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.

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Dance troupe

A dance troupe or dance company is a group of dancers and associated personnel who work together to perform dances as a spectacle or entertainment.

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Danseur Étoile

Danseur Étoile (for men) or Danseuse Étoile (for women), literally "star dancer", is the highest rank a dancer can reach at the Paris Opera Ballet.

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English National Ballet

English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin and based at Markova House in South Kensington, London, England.

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Modern dance

Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance, primarily arising out of Germany and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Paris Opera Ballet

The Paris Opera Ballet (French: "Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris") is an integral part of the Paris Opera and the oldest national ballet company.

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Pas de deux

In ballet, a pas de deux (French, literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together.

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Principal dancer

A principal dancer (often shortened to principal) is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company.

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Solo dance

A solo dance is danced by an individual dancing alone, as opposed to couples dancing together but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any, and as opposed to groups of people dancing simultaneously in a coordinated manner.

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Soloist (ballet)

In ballet, a soloist is a dancer in a ballet company above the corps de ballet but below principal dancer.

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Premier danseur, Première danseuse, Prima Ballerina, Principal (ballet), Principal Dancer, Principal ballerina, Principal ballet dancer, Principal guest artist, Senior principal dancer.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_dancer

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