A longtime solid performer, Burton finished third in the championship series last year but has had a tough season so far this year.

He was a longtime performer on the New Orleans jazz scene.

For some longtime performers, the group name they established is just not for sale.

Gatto's early exposure to juggling, and much of his initial act, can be credited to his father Nick Gatto, a longtime performer.

He was a longtime performer in Dixieland jazz.

Limon was played by Martial Roumain, the troupe's new director and a longtime performer of warmth and resonance.

Ms. Wash is a longtime performer.

This year, it added a new program: $15,000 worth of performance grants to subsidize shows by longtime performers.

Divine, whose real name was Harris Glenn Milstead, became a cult figure as Mr. Waters's longtime leading performer.

Most restagers are longtime performers of the dances who have often been chosen by the choreographers themselves.