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
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In 2017, Mejia joined the corps de ballet and was promoted to soloist in 2021.
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Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Cromer moves them around like a corps de ballet without a soloist, in shifting groupings and sudden massings.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
She was invited to continue her training that winter and was soon flying through the ranks: named as an apprentice with City Ballet in June 2000, and a member of the corps de ballet a few months later.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 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
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Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Cromer moves them around like a corps de ballet without a soloist, in shifting groupings and sudden massings.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
She was invited to continue her training that winter and was soon flying through the ranks: named as an apprentice with City Ballet in June 2000, and a member of the corps de ballet a few months later.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 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
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“Corps de ballet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corps%20de%20ballet. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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