Examples of ballerina in a Sentence
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But, Copeland said, as a Black ballerina her casting also stirred mixed emotions.
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Matt Marshall, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Take, for instance, a satin, off-the-shoulder gown cinched with a statement buckle belt, or a very literal take on a ballerina’s tutu featuring a corset and a tiny tulle skirt.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
Gyulai went on to perform internationally as a principal ballerina.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Bemba tapped into her dance background to play Flora, a striving young ballerina in French series L’Opéra, alongside Ariane Labed (The Lobster, The Souvenir).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
To pair with tutu skirts and white tights, the hair and makeup channeled ballerinas, who took to the stage like clockwork.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2024
The fluid movement of a ballerina leaping across the stage requires the cerebellum to rapidly process information from all senses while tracking the changing positions of limbs, maintaining balance, and mapping the space through which the body is moving.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 31 Mar. 2024
Lorraine Graves, a ballerina known for her willowy frame and majestic grace who starred as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades, died on March 21 in Norfolk, Va.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Portman and Millepied first met on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan in 2009, in which Portman played the lead role of ballerina Nina Sayers, and Millepied both choreographed the film’s extensive dance sequences and played the role of David Moreau.
—Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
Matt Marshall, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Take, for instance, a satin, off-the-shoulder gown cinched with a statement buckle belt, or a very literal take on a ballerina’s tutu featuring a corset and a tiny tulle skirt.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
Gyulai went on to perform internationally as a principal ballerina.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Bemba tapped into her dance background to play Flora, a striving young ballerina in French series L’Opéra, alongside Ariane Labed (The Lobster, The Souvenir).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
To pair with tutu skirts and white tights, the hair and makeup channeled ballerinas, who took to the stage like clockwork.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2024
The fluid movement of a ballerina leaping across the stage requires the cerebellum to rapidly process information from all senses while tracking the changing positions of limbs, maintaining balance, and mapping the space through which the body is moving.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 31 Mar. 2024
Lorraine Graves, a ballerina known for her willowy frame and majestic grace who starred as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades, died on March 21 in Norfolk, Va.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Portman and Millepied first met on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan in 2009, in which Portman played the lead role of ballerina Nina Sayers, and Millepied both choreographed the film’s extensive dance sequences and played the role of David Moreau.
—Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Ballerina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballerina. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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ballerina
noun
bal·le·ri·na
ˌbal-ə-ˈrē-nə 
: a female ballet dancer
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