George Balanchine

George Balanchine

male, deceased (1983)
George Balanchine was an American ballet choreographer of Georgian descent. Balanchine is one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, and...
Agrippina Vaganova

Agrippina Vaganova

female, deceased (1951)
Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova was an outstanding Russian ballet teacher who developed the Vaganova method - the technique which derived from the...
Enrico Cecchetti

Enrico Cecchetti

male, deceased (1928)
Enrico Cecchetti was an Italian ballet dancer, founder of the Cecchetti method. The son of two dancers, he was born in the costuming room of the...
Tamara Karsavina

Tamara Karsavina

female, deceased (1978)
Tamara Platonovna Karsavina (March 10, 1885 - May 26, 1978) was a famous Russian ballerina who eventually settled in England, where she helped...
Marie Taglioni

Marie Taglioni

female, deceased (1884)
Marie Taglioni (April 23 1804 - April 24 1884) was a famous Italian ballerina of the Romantic ballet era, a central figure in the history of...
Alexandra Danilova

Alexandra Danilova

female, deceased (1997)
Aleksandra Dionisyevna Danilova (November 20, 1903-July 13, 1997) was a Russian-born prima ballerina assoluta who became an American citizen. Born...
August Bournonville

August Bournonville

male, deceased (1879)
August Bournonville (August 21, 1805 - November 30, 1879) was a ballet master and choreographer. He was a son of a French ballet master, Antoine...
Serge Lifar

Serge Lifar

male, deceased (1986)
Serge Lifar (April 2, 1905 - December 15, 1986) was a ballet dancer and choreographer of Ukrainian origin, famous as one of the greatest male...
Marie Rambert

Marie Rambert

female, deceased (1982)
Dame Marie Rambert (February 20, 1888 - June 12, 1982) was a Polish-Jewish dancer and dance pedagogue who exerted a great influence on British...
Stanley Williams

Stanley Williams

male, deceased (1997)
Stanley Williams (1925 - 1997) was a dancer and, later, a renowned ballet instructor.