1. plural of bunhead; people, especially young dancers or ballet students, who wear their hair in a bun
Usage: informal; often used in ballet and dance contexts
2. a television series about young ballet dancers at a summer intensives program
Usage: proper noun usage; title of ABC Family/Freeform series (2011–2017)

Examples

• The bunheads practiced their pirouettes for hours every day.
• She joined the group of bunheads at the dance academy.
• The studio was full of bunheads preparing for the recital.
• Many bunheads dream of performing with a professional ballet company.
• The show 'Bunheads' followed the lives of teenage dancers.