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male ballerinas are called danseurs.
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A male ballet dancer is called a danseur, French for dancer. sissy
Anna Pavalova and Marie Taglioni were famous ballerinas at the beginning of it all. See the Related Link below for more ballerinas.
The term "ballerina" is based off the word "ballet", with the suffix "-ina". "-ina" is a feminine suffix; note names such as "Katrina", "Sabrina", etc. Thus the term "ballerina" means simply "girl who does ballet".