Q: What do you call a male ballet dancer?
A: A male ballet dancer is simply called either a ballet dancer’ same as you would call a female dancer or a ‘Danseur’ (in French) or ‘Ballerino’ (in Italian). The top single female ballet dancer in company is called the ‘Prima Ballerina’. The male counterpart would be the ‘Danseur Nobel’. Who ever partners with the ‘Ballerina’ of the company is called her ‘Cavalier’ no matter what his is in the company.