corps de ballet
noun
corps de bal·let
ˌkȯr-də-(ˌ)ba-ˈlā 
plural corps de ballet
ˌkȯr-də-(ˌ)ba-ˈlā
or ˌkȯrz-də-
: the ensemble of a ballet company
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The corps de ballet is another anchor as couples move in unison turns, dip their torsos forward or take steps on their heels.
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Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
The latter was performed by Sasha de Sola and Isaac Hernández, Rojo’s husband, who recently returned to the company as a principal dancer after getting his start there in the corps de ballet in 2008.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
Bradley, a member of City Ballet’s corps de ballet, got it together for her debut on Dec. 10.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
This season, his body has lengthened and become more agile, whether dancing a corps de ballet role or a lead.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
In 1948, an all-white corps de ballet was the norm in a place like Theatro Municipal, then the most-esteemed performing arts theater in Rio de Janeiro.
—Beatriz Miranda, refinery29.com, 17 Aug. 2023
Weaving in and among a corps de ballet that mimics swaying coral and schools of fish, the Mermaid saves Gutierrez, who’s gone overboard to retrieve a golf ball inadvertently lobbed over the deck railing of his White Star-esque ship.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
This was a vivid threesome; but Bradley, a member of the corps de ballet, rooted the steps with a seriousness that instilled her entire body with lucid focus.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 29 May 2023
San Francisco Ballet has announced its first open call for entry-level corps de ballet dancers in nearly four decades.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
The latter was performed by Sasha de Sola and Isaac Hernández, Rojo’s husband, who recently returned to the company as a principal dancer after getting his start there in the corps de ballet in 2008.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
Bradley, a member of City Ballet’s corps de ballet, got it together for her debut on Dec. 10.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
This season, his body has lengthened and become more agile, whether dancing a corps de ballet role or a lead.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
In 1948, an all-white corps de ballet was the norm in a place like Theatro Municipal, then the most-esteemed performing arts theater in Rio de Janeiro.
—Beatriz Miranda, refinery29.com, 17 Aug. 2023
Weaving in and among a corps de ballet that mimics swaying coral and schools of fish, the Mermaid saves Gutierrez, who’s gone overboard to retrieve a golf ball inadvertently lobbed over the deck railing of his White Star-esque ship.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
This was a vivid threesome; but Bradley, a member of the corps de ballet, rooted the steps with a seriousness that instilled her entire body with lucid focus.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 29 May 2023
San Francisco Ballet has announced its first open call for entry-level corps de ballet dancers in nearly four decades.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
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