ballerinas

Instead of the short steep skirts and rigid toeshoes worn by ballerinas, Duncan wore loose, flowing tunics, and she danced barefoot.

邓肯穿着宽松飘逸的束腰外衣，光着脚跳舞，而不是芭蕾舞演员穿的又短又陡的裙子和僵硬的脚趾鞋。

The men support the ballerinas, who pose with their uplifted arms.

男演员们托举着双臂向上伸展的女芭蕾舞演员们。

To her, the exercises that Pavlova and the other ballerinas were doing seemed painful, even harmful, standing on tiptoe for hours, moving their bodies in unnatural ways.

在她看来，巴甫洛娃和其他芭蕾舞演员所做的练习看起来很痛苦，甚至有害，他们踮着脚尖站几个小时，别扭地移动他们的身体。

Ballerinas are pretty, slender little girls.

芭蕾舞女很漂亮，苗条的小女孩。

Young ballerinas wait in the wings at a recital.

芭蕾舞小演员们在一个表演会的舞台两侧等待着。