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

Examples of corps de ballet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2017, Mejia joined the corps de ballet and was promoted to soloist in 2021. —Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025

The production, at the Skirball, is a two-and-a-half-hour dance-theatre marathon, featuring a full corps de ballet, performed without a break. —Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024

Justin Peck, a dancer in the NYCB's corps de ballet, is an up-and-coming choreographer tasked with crafting a new ballet for the company. —EW.com, 21 May 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

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for corps de ballet

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