Petipa
[ pet-ee-pah, pet-ee-pah; French puh-tee-pah ]
/ ˈpɛt iˌpɑ, ˌpɛt iˈpɑ; French pə tiˈpɑ /
noun
Mar·i·us
[mair-ee-uh s, mar-; French ma-ryys] /ˈmɛər i əs, ˈmær-; French maˈryüs/,1819–1910,
French ballet dancer and choreographer in Russia.
Example sentences from the Web for petipa
In autumn he spoke of doing so, and engaged Petipa with a view to this.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for petipa
Petipa
/ (French pətipa) /
noun
Marius. 1819–1910, French ballet dancer and choreographer of the Russian imperial ballet: collaborated with Tchaikovsky on The Sleeping Beauty (1890)