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primo ballerino

English translation: primo ballerino/leading male dancer/principal male dancer (dep. on context/readership

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Italian term or phrase:primo ballerino
English translation:primo ballerino/leading male dancer/principal male dancer (dep. on context/readership
Entered by: Rachel Fell

18:17 May 9, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / ballet
Italian term or phrase: primo ballerino
I can find lots of references to the female couterpart "prima ballerina"

but very few referring to males as "primo ballerino".

Is this term widely used, or is there another term to describe the "head" male dancer?

Soloist? - is this the same thing?
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:01
depends - see expln.
Explanation:
I think you can use "primo ballerino" but it depends on the context/readership; otherwise I think "leading male dancer" or "lead male..."
Sir Frederick Ashton biography - Ballet.co - Home page
... he was their leading male dancer and remarkably good at the job too. ...
which he was leading man; thirdly, in the fact of the very few male dancers in ...
www.ballet.co.uk/ashton/ashton_dancer.htm
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:01
Grading comment
Nice explanation, thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3premier danseur or lead male dancer
eileengreen
4 +2leading male dancer
------ (X)
3 +1head male dancer
Ziad Marzouka
3 +1principal dancer
Altrum
3depends - see expln.
Rachel Fell
3Male lead
Jasmina Towers


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
head male dancer


Explanation:
soloist is solista


    Reference: http://www.danzalessandria.it/arenzano/insegnanti.htm
Ziad Marzouka
Switzerland
Local time: 09:01
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in pair: 304

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nathalie Bendavid
6 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
leading male dancer


Explanation:
ballet.co on BRB Principals - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... the past two years, he has been the leading male dancer in the company. ...
especially in the classics, and a fine example of a leading male dancer. ...
www.ballet.co.uk/links/dancers_brb_principals_0102.htm - 35k - En caché - Páginas similares
[ Más resultados de www.ballet.co.uk ]

Rudolf Nureyev: Definition and Much More From Answers.com - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The Kirov's leading male dancer, Konstantin Sergeyev, was injured, and at the
last minute Nureyev was chosen to replace him in a performance in Paris. ...
www.answers.com/topic/rudolf-nureyev - 32k - En caché - Páginas similares

MYANMAR PURE DANCE - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The female dancers on the stage change places to be partners of the leading
male dancer. They come out and dance, each in a different style. ...
www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/ persp1997/10-97/dan10-97.htm - 5k - En caché - Páginas similares

Strictly Street Salsa - About the Instructors - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Pablo Veron of Paris, France (leading male dancer in The Tango Lesson).
Daniel Trenner and Rebecca Schulman of Boston, Massachusetts and New York, ...
www.strictlystreetsalsa.com/instructors.htm - 35k - En caché - Páginas similares

Ballet School - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Mr. Stark returned to the stage with the Washington Ballet where he was their
leading male dancer for three years under the direction of Mary Day. ...
www.orlandoballet.org/schoolfaculty.htm - 36k - En caché - Páginas similares

------ (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elizabeth Lyons
1 hr
  -> Thx Elizabeth!
agree  swisstell
1 hr
  -> Thank you!`:o)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
premier danseur or lead male dancer


Explanation:
Since ballet uses French terms, here are a few explanations.
Premier Danseur (Pre-Mer Dan-Sur)
A title which can be given to a principal male dancer
http://www.icfw.org/ballet-sg.html

even though the Italian "ballerina" means simply "female dancer," only a principal female dancer is supposed to be called a ballerina. If that restriction were universally observed, then the nearest male equivalent would be the French premièr danseur ("first dancer").
http://www.dancer.com/tom-parsons/faq_2.html#ballerina

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Note added at 1 hr 38 mins (2005-05-09 19:56:06 GMT)
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OR PRINCIPAL MALE DANCER (for my answer above)

eileengreen
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 177

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: principal male dancer or even primo ballerino for heavy-duty ballet speak
48 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Vittorio Felaco
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  verbis: premier danceur or primo ballerino
4 hrs
  -> Thanks. Yes, I saw many articles which just keep the original Italian.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
principal dancer


Explanation:
unisex term

http://www.nationaldanceawards.com/press/15-01-2002.htm
"Irek Mukhamedov is unique in the world of dance, having starred as the Principal dancer of both the Bolshoi and Royal Ballet companies. In Russia he was seen as the natural successor to Nureyev, Baryshnikov and Vassilev"

or premier danseur.


Altrum
Italy
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: principal dancer - also good
6 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
depends - see expln.


Explanation:
I think you can use "primo ballerino" but it depends on the context/readership; otherwise I think "leading male dancer" or "lead male..."
Sir Frederick Ashton biography - Ballet.co - Home page
... he was their leading male dancer and remarkably good at the job too. ...
which he was leading man; thirdly, in the fact of the very few male dancers in ...
www.ballet.co.uk/ashton/ashton_dancer.htm


    Reference: http://www.ballet.co.uk/ashton/ashton_dancer.htm
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2002
Grading comment
Nice explanation, thanks.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Male lead


Explanation:
.

Jasmina Towers
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 238
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