Halloween Costumes: Ladies Ballerina Tutus

A ballerina (Italian for female dancer) is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur (French) or ballerino (Italian). Although the term ballerina is commonly used informally to describe any female ballet dancer, it was a rank given only to the most exceptional female soloists.

The opera singer informal equivalent is diva. More or less, depending on the source, the rankings for women, from highest to lowest, used to be:

* Prima ballerina assoluta
* Prima ballerina, première sujet or première danseuse
* Sujet
* Coryphée
* Corps de ballet

For men, the ranks were:

* Premier danseur noble
* Premier danseur
* Sujet
* Coryphée
* Corps de ballet

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