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Alicia Alonso

Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)

Fred Astaire

United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)

George Balanchine

United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)

Merce Cunningham

United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)

Agnes George de Mille

United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993)

Isadora Duncan

United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)

Dame Margot Fonteyn

English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)

Martha Graham

United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)

Judith Jamison

United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)

Tamara Karsavina

Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978)

Eugene Curran Kelly

United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)

Dame Alicia Markova

English ballet dancer (born in 1910)

Leonide Fedorovitch Massine

French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979)

Arthur Mitchell

United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)

Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert

Irish dancer (1818-1861)

Vaslav Nijinsky

Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)

Rudolf Nureyev

Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)

Anna Pavlova

Russian ballerina (1882-1931)

Virginia Katherine McMath

United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)

Salome

woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist

Ted Shawn

United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)

Moira Shearer

Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)

Ruth Saint Denis

United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968)

Maria Tallchief

United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925)

Twyla Tharp

innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)

Antony Tudor

United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)

Galina Sergeevna Ulanova

Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998)

Gaetan Vestris

Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)

Andre Eglevsky

United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)

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ballet dancer

a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company

ballet master

a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company

ballet mistress

a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company

belly dancer, exotic belly dancer, exotic dancer

a woman who performs a solo belly dance

chorine, chorus girl, showgirl

a woman who dances in a chorus line

dance master, dancing-master

a professional teacher of dancing

hoofer, stepper

a professional dancer

kachina

a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit

nautch girl

a professional dancing girl in India

tap dancer, tapper

a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes

taxi dancer

a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance

ballerina, danseuse

a female ballet dancer

danseur, danseur noble

a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina

type of:

performer, performing artist

an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience