corps de ballet

corps de ballet
/kawr' deuh ba lay", bal"ay/; Fr. /kawrdd deuh bann le"/
the dancers in a ballet company who perform as a group and have no solo parts.
[1820-30; < F; see CORPS, BALLET]

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  • corps de ballet — noun (plural corps de ballet) Etymology: French Date: 1818 the ensemble of a ballet company …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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