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Cropped at the waist with a collarless neckline, this style can be worn as a top sans anything underneath or layered over a tank or thin sweater with dark denim flares and ballerina flats completing a runway-worthy look.—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026 Aside from the Brooklyn, the fall 2026 women’s line features premium materials sourced in collaboration with Greats’ long-standing manufacturing partners in Portugal and spans key categories including other sneaker silhouettes, ballerinas, and loafers.—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026 He was accompanied by a ballerina and two percussionists/dancers, who added a sense of dramatic flair.—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026 Then keep scrolling to shop more popular footwear, from on-trend ballerina sneakers to running shoes that offer support for exercising.—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballerina
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Italian, "woman who dances professionally or for pleasure," feminine counterpart of ballarino, ballerino "professional dancer, person who loves to dance," from ballare "to dance" (going back to Late Latin ballāre) + -ar-, -er-, extension in nominal derivation + -ino, suffix of occupations (as in postino "mailman," scalpellino "stonemason"), going back to Latin -īnus-ine entry 1 — more at ball entry 3