- male, deceased (1993)
- Alwin Nikolais (born 1910 in Southington, Connecticut, died May 8, 1993) was an American choreographer. Nikolais studied piano at an early age and...
- male
- Erick Hawkins (April 23 1909 - November 23 1994) was an American dancer and choreographer. Born in Trinidad, Colorado a graduate of Harvard, he was...
- female, 42 years old
- Jin Xing or Jing Xing (金星) (born 1967) is a ballerina, modern dancer, choreographer and actress from the People's Republic of China, and owner of t...
- male
- Murray Louis was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1926. Louis grew up in Manhattan, not far from Henry Street where his company was to be founded...
- male, 79 years old
- Donald McKayle (born July 6, 1930, New York City) is a modern dance and Broadway choreographer, director, and performer who has worked with many...
- female, deceased (1994)
- Pearl Primus (29 November 1919, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - 29 October 1994) dancer, choreographer and anthropologist. Pearl Primus...
- male, 92 years old
- Daniel Nagrin (born May 22, 1917) is an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, and author. Nagrin was born in New York City and studied...
- female, 87 years old
- Pearl Lang (b. 1922) is a modern dance teacher and choreographer who worked with dance legend Martha Graham. Among Lang's many students during her...
- female, 56 years old
- Margie Gillis (born July 9, 1953) is a Canadian solo dancer and choreographer whose most commonly known dance style is modern. Born in Montreal,...
- male, 69 years old (Rochester, New York, United States)
- Garth Fagan (b. 1940 in Jamaica) is a modern dance choreographer is the founder and Artistic Director of "Garth Fagan Dance", a modern dance...
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