Ballerina
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| - | '''Guan Zeju''' (born in [[1941]]) is a [[Chinese art]]ist. He hails from Yangjiang, Guangdong Province in China. He is known for his [[ballerina]]s and female nudes. Guan Zeju is represented by Weinstein Gallery in San Francisco, USA. | + | A '''ballerina''' (from the Italian) is a [[female]] [[ballet]] [[dancer]]; a male ballet dancer is called a '''danseur.''' The term '''ballerino''', though technically never used in the ballet world, is gaining credence with laypersons. |
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| + | Although the term ''ballerina'' is used for any female ballet dancer, it was originally a rank given to an exceptional ballet soloist in the [[Russian Imperial Ballet]]. | ||
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| + | The rankings, from highest to lowest, were: | ||
| + | *[[Prima ballerina assoluta|prima ballerina assoluta]] | ||
| + | *[[Prima ballerina|prima ballerina]] | ||
| + | * ballerina | ||
| + | * première danseuse | ||
| + | * sujet | ||
| + | * soloist | ||
| + | * coryphée | ||
| + | * corps de ballet | ||
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| + | There were only two prima ballerina assolutas in [[Imperial Russia]] – [[Pierina Legnani]] and [[Mathilde Kschessinska]] – and two prime ballerina assolutas in the [[Soviet Union]] – [[Galina Ulanova]] and [[Maya Plisetskaya]]. Other persons awarded the title of assoluta include [[Alicia Alonso]] from [[Cuba]] and [[Margot Fonteyn]] from [[England]]. | ||
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| + | The male equivalent is premièr danseur. | ||
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| + | == See also== | ||
| + | * [[Russian ballet]] | ||
| + | * [[Ballet company]] | ||
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A ballerina (from the Italian) is a female ballet dancer; a male ballet dancer is called a danseur. The term ballerino, though technically never used in the ballet world, is gaining credence with laypersons.
Although the term ballerina is used for any female ballet dancer, it was originally a rank given to an exceptional ballet soloist in the Russian Imperial Ballet.
The rankings, from highest to lowest, were:
- prima ballerina assoluta
- prima ballerina
- ballerina
- première danseuse
- sujet
- soloist
- coryphée
- corps de ballet
There were only two prima ballerina assolutas in Imperial Russia – Pierina Legnani and Mathilde Kschessinska – and two prime ballerina assolutas in the Soviet Union – Galina Ulanova and Maya Plisetskaya. Other persons awarded the title of assoluta include Alicia Alonso from Cuba and Margot Fonteyn from England.
The male equivalent is premièr danseur.
See also
