Ballet master
a man who trains a ballet company.
historical examples
the groomsmen, carefully chosen to match, stepped as though trained by a ballet master.
the works of guy de maup-ssant, vol. 6 guy de maup-ssant
he went to turin as ballet master and met somis, who induced him to take up the violin and apply himself to serious study.
famous violinists of to-day and yesterday henry c. lahee
this gave rise therefore to many bickerings with the ballet master, until at length i learned compliance.
louis spohr’s autobiography louis spohr
it is true that i refrained at the time from telling nijinsky what i thought of his efforts as a ballet master.
an autobiography igor stravinsky
i will engage you as ballet master and character actor and offer you a hundred soldi a month.
such is life frank wedekind
noun
a teacher who directs, trains, and ch-r-ographs dance at a ballet company
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