The Prima Ballerina.
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I think you might mean "Prima" ballerina. She would be the second highest level ballet dancer. Prima Ballerina Assoluta is the highest.
It depends on the company, for example Boston Ballet. From lowest to highest rank, CORPS DE BALLET, SECOND SOLOIST, SOLOISTS, PRINCIPALS. Also before you get into the company you can get into Boston Ballet ll and many company's have a trainee program also.
Because you said "Ballerina" that means the top ballet dancer in a company. There can only be one Ballerina in a company. The male counterpart would be called a Danseur Nobel. Other male dancers would be called Danseurs, or by their rank such as Principal, Soloist or Corps de ballet or just ballet dancer. The same goes for the other women in the company. They would be just called ballet dancers or by their rank. Never a Ballerina.
The main female ballet dancer is known as the prima ballerina who is the leading woman dancer in a ballet company.
Take training classes in ballet and perform ballet, and technically you are a ballerina