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The comedy teams Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse as a fading movie star who joins a Broadway show much to the chagrin of a prima ballerina.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.
—Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Ferri, 61, is an Olivier Award-winning performer and prima ballerina assoluta (an honor given to the most notable female dancers) who has been affiliated with such prestigious companies as the Royal Ballet, La Scala and the Hamburg Ballet.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Now, nine years later, the Italian dancer—one of the very few awarded the title of prima ballerina assoluta—has agreed to dance the role McGregor created for her once more.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 24 June 2024
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.
—Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Ferri, 61, is an Olivier Award-winning performer and prima ballerina assoluta (an honor given to the most notable female dancers) who has been affiliated with such prestigious companies as the Royal Ballet, La Scala and the Hamburg Ballet.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Now, nine years later, the Italian dancer—one of the very few awarded the title of prima ballerina assoluta—has agreed to dance the role McGregor created for her once more.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 24 June 2024
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“Prima ballerina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prima%20ballerina. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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