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# ballerina

noun (a ballerina, ballerinas)

«ballerina» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A female ballet dancer, especially a leading one in a ballet company. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#m1)
2. A ballerina shoe or flat: a flat, soft shoe that looks like a ballet slipper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#m2)

### In the lessons

It appears in stories, music and dance lessons and when talking about shows like The Nutcracker or Swan Lake. It tells the reader a girl or woman dances ballet, often with skill and grace. Phrases: "prima ballerina", "ballerina shoes", "a music box ballerina".

### Examples

- The ballerina spun on the tips of her toes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#x1)
- My sister wants to be a ballerina when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#x2)
- The prima ballerina danced the lead in Swan Lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#x3)
- A tiny ballerina turned in the music box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#x4)
- Ballerinas train for many hours every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#x5)
- She wore ballerina flats to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#x6)
- Boys and men who dance ballet are called ballet dancers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/#x7)

### Note

Plural: ballerinas. A male ballet dancer is usually just called a ballet dancer (sometimes "danseur"), not a ballerina. "Prima ballerina" means the most important female dancer in a company.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ballerina» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ballerina» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ballerina.html) on Mova free.