1756 M. Calderwood (1884) ii. 49 Marinasa the opera dancer was in the company, and a companion of his.
1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton III. x. xxiv. 215 The walls were covered with..the portraits of opera-dancers.
1998 J. A. Sadie i. 289 Marie Sallé, the Paris Opera dancer Handel engaged, could hardly have been expected to compete with Farinelli.