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Ballerina's were invented in 1750, when Mr. Francis Belleri called a group of dancers that performed at his theatre "Ballerinas". The name caught on with many other dancing groups, and is now considered the official name of any high class tutu bearing dancers. Today, they have let fame get to their heads and are ego-obsessed anorexic freaks. One of the more famous Ballerinas is Erin Alsop, who fits the bill perfectly. She is tall, anorexic, and definitely is an ego-obsessed female. Her boyfriend Cullen boyd is considered a danssuer (a male ballerina) because he has all of the above qualities but he is not anorexic, and is a male.
{{seealso|Category:Ballerinas}}
[[Image:Plisecka.jpg|thumb|300px|<center>[[Maya Plisetskaya]] in the role "[[Kitri]]", prima ballerina of the [[Bolshoi Ballet]] from 1943 to 1960 and prima ballerina assoluta from 1960 to 1990.]]
A '''ballerina''' (from the Italian) is a [[female]] [[ballet]] [[dancer]]; a male ballet dancer is called a '''danseur.''' The term '''ballerino''', though technically never used in the ballet world, is gaining credence with laypersons.
Although the term ''ballerina'' is used for any female ballet dancer, it was originally a rank given to an exceptional ballet soloist in the [[Russian Imperial Ballet]].
The rankings, from highest to lowest, were:
*[[Prima ballerina assoluta|prima ballerina assoluta]]
*[[Prima ballerina|prima ballerina]]
* ballerina
* première danseuse
* sujet
* soloist
* coryphée
* corps de ballet
There were only two prima ballerina assolutas in [[Imperial Russia]] – [[Pierina Legnani]] and [[Mathilde Kschessinska]] – and two prime ballerina assolutas in the [[Soviet Union]] – [[Galina Ulanova]] and [[Maya Plisetskaya]]. Other persons awarded the title of assoluta include [[Alicia Alonso]] from [[Cuba]] and [[Margot Fonteyn]] from [[England]].
The male equivalent is premièr danseur.
== See also==
* [[Russian ballet]]
* [[Ballet company]]
==External links==
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*[http://www.ballerinagallery.com The Ballerina Gallery]
*[http://fonteynacademy.org The Margot Fonteyn Academy near New York City]
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