Danseur noble

A danseur noble traditionally was a male ballet dancer who projected great nobility of character. Over the last century the term has been used to define a male principal dancer who performs at the highest theatrical level combining grace with ability. Some use danseur noble as the masculine equivalent to a Prima Ballerina.

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Ballet

General information	Company Glossary History Music Timeline

Terminology	Aplomb Arabesque Barre Battement Divertissement Entrée de ballet Grand pas Pas de deux Pas de quatre Pas de trois Pièce d'occasion Turnout Variation

Ballet by genre	Ballet d'action Ballet blanc Ballets de cour Character Classical Comédie-ballet Contemporary Comic ballet Grotesque dance Narrative ballet Neoclassical Opéra-ballet Romantic ballet

Ballet by region	Azerbaijani British French Italian Russian

Technique	Balanchine Bournonville Cecchetti Pointe technique Positions (arms) Positions (feet) Vaganova

Occupations and ranks	Ballet dancer Ballet master Character dancers Corps de ballet Danseur Étoile Danseur noble Demi-soloist Prima ballerina assoluta Principal dancer Répétiteur Soloist

Ballet apparel	Ballet shoe Dance belt Leg warmer Leotard Pointe shoe Tights Tutu Unitard

Awards	Prix Benois de la Danse Prix de Lausanne‎ Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards

Organisations	Ballet Society

Publications	Ballet Review Dance and Dancers Pointe

Related articles	Ballet (film) Chamber ballet Choreography Royal Academy of Dance Western stereotype of the male ballet dancer

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