In ballet, a soloist is a rank or position in a ballet company.
This rank is above the corps de ballet but below principal dancer.
[1] As signified by the name, dancers at this level begin to perform more leading roles and sections of dancing where they may be the only person dancing at times,[2] a solo.
They may dance solo and minor roles in a ballet, such as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet or one of the Fairies in The Sleeping Beauty.
They may also serve as understudies for the leading roles of a story.