Plural of coryphée; multiple dancers of intermediate rank in a ballet company who support principal dancers.
English plural of the French coryphée, maintaining the French pronunciation and spelling conventions in ballet terminology.
The world of ballet has such specific ranking terms—from corps members to coryphées to soloists to principals—it's basically a corporate ladder but with tutus!
Plural of coryphee; carries the same gendered ballet history. The role classification assumed female performers, limiting male dancers' career pathway terminology.
Prefer 'ballet soloists' or 'featured dancers' for plural gender-neutral reference.
["featured dancers","ballet soloists","lead dancers"]
Women dancers transformed coryphee positions from minor ensemble roles into celebrated lead positions in classical ballet.
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