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# danseuse

«danseuse» in Mova's school dictionary: **A female ballet dancer; «première danseuse» means a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a danseuse, danseuses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (ballet, from French) A female ballet dancer; «première danseuse» means a leading female dancer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/#m1)

2) (French) In French, «danseuse» simply means «dancer» (a woman who dances); English uses it mainly in ballet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

It is a ballet word, used mainly in old-fashioned or formal writing; today English speakers usually say «ballerina» or «dancer». In arts lessons pupils meet ballet's French words. Phrases: «première danseuse», «a danseuse of the Paris Opera».

### examples

- The danseuse spun on the tips of her toes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/#x1)
- She was the première danseuse of the company. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/#x2)
- In French, a danseuse is a woman who dances. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/#x3)
- The danseuse wore a white tutu in «Swan Lake». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/#x4)
- The old poster showed a danseuse in mid-leap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/#x5)

### note

Said «dahn-SURZ». A French word used in English; the male form is «danseur». «Ballerina» (from Italian) is the more common English word, and strictly means a principal female dancer. Avoid «danseuse» in everyday talk; it sounds old-fashioned.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «danseuse» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.