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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Melanie Hamrick, a former member of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet, was leaping down a dingy stairwell in the company’s lower-Broadway rehearsal building recently.
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Bob Morris, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The herd’s lithe necks drifted above the bush in one ethereal mass, moving like a corps de ballet against a pale blue sky.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Ballet can be a cruel career, especially for female corps de ballet artists, who are easily replaced.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
This is when the corps de ballet become most important.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
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Bob Morris, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The herd’s lithe necks drifted above the bush in one ethereal mass, moving like a corps de ballet against a pale blue sky.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Ballet can be a cruel career, especially for female corps de ballet artists, who are easily replaced.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
This is when the corps de ballet become most important.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Corps de ballet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corps%20de%20ballet. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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