A male ballerina is usually called a male ballet dancer or danseur ; in Italian, ballerino is also used.

Quick scoop

  • Ballerina is generally used for a female ballet dancer.
  • Ballerino is the masculine Italian form.
  • In everyday English, male ballet dancer is the clearest and most common term.

Tiny nuance

If someone is talking about a top-level male principal dancer, you may also hear danseur noble in classical ballet contexts.

If you want, I can also give you the difference between ballerina , ballerino , and danseur in one line each.