corps de ballet


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
corps de ballet /ˌkɔː də ˈbaleɪ/
noun [treated as sing. or pl.] the members of a ballet company who dance together as a group.

■ the lowest rank of dancers in a ballet company.

– origin C19: Fr.
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