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Q: Male Ballerina's ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: Male Ballerina's
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Performing Arts
Asked by: csreech-ga
List Price: $3.00
Posted: 12 Aug 2003 00:15 PDT
Expires: 11 Sep 2003 00:15 PDT
Question ID: 242790
Been wondering this for a while. Women who do ballet are called
Ballerina's. Are men called the same thing or something else?
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Subject: Re: Male Ballerina's
Answered By: easterangel-ga on 12 Aug 2003 00:49 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi! Thanks for an interesting question.

According to the online ballet dictionary of the American Ballet
Theatre and other websites, a male ballet dancer is called a
"cavalier".

"Cavalier - The male partner of the ballerina"

American Ballet Theatre: Ballet Dictionary
http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html

"Cavalier"
http://www.webref.org/dance/c/cavalier.htm

"Ballet Terms"
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/5503/ballettermsa-d.html

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csreech-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Thanks for the fast precise answer!

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Subject: Re: Male Ballerina's
From: pinkfreud-ga on 12 Aug 2003 06:33 PDT
 
An alternate term is "danseur noble":

"The Danseur noble is the male equivalent of a ballerina."

http://www.fwdballet.com/kids/index.asp?ID=0203

"danseur noble

 n : a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina" 

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=danseur+noble&r=3

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