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Meanwhile the prima ballerina, meant for the role of Euridice, barely escapes death and Anastasia lands the star role.—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025 Cookies-and-Cream Pavlova The story goes that Pavlova, a dessert which both Australia and New Zealand lay claim to, is named after the prima ballerina Anna Pavlova, who performed in both countries in the 1920s.—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024 The comedy teams Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse as a fading movie star who joins a Broadway show much to the chagrin of a prima ballerina.—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024 Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.—Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for prima ballerina
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