August Bournonville

August Bournonville

male, deceased (1879)
World War II, French, ballet dancer, Danseur, Choreographer, ballet…Ballet choreographer, Ballet teacher, Danish, RoyalDanishBallet, Royal Ballet
August Bournonville (August 21, 1805 - November 30, 1879) was a ballet master and choreographer. He was a son of a French ballet master, Antoine...
Peter Martins

Peter Martins

male, 63 years old
dancer, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, RoyalDanishBallet, swan lake, Danish…new york city ballet, Ballet choreographer, ballet, ballet dancer, School of the Royal Danish
Peter Martins (October 27, 1946 -) is a Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. He danced with the Royal Danish Ballet and the New York City...
Erik Bruhn

Erik Bruhn

male, deceased (1986)
swan lake, writer, dancer, ballet dancer, Danseur, Choreographer…ballet, Danish, Swedish Opera Ballet, RoyalDanishBallet, National Ballet of Canada
Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (October 3, 1928 - April 1, 1986) was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, director, actor, and writer.

Richard Alston

male
university of surrey, London School of Contemporary Dance, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Michael Clark, Royal Ballet, RoyalDanishBallet…Scottish Ballet, Ballet Rambert
Richard Alston is a British choreographer. He has been Resident Choreographer and Artistic Director for the Ballet Rambert and is currently...
Henning Kronstam

Henning Kronstam

male, deceased (1995)
dancer, ballet dancer, Danseur, ballet, romeo and juliet, Danish…Ballet master, RoyalDanishBallet
Hennning Kronstam (June 29, 1934 - May 28, 1995) was a famous Danish ballet dancer, ballet master and company director. Born in Copenhagen,...

Peter Boal

male
dancer, director, new york city ballet, pacific northwest ballet, RoyalDanishBallet, School of American Ballet…Royal Danish Ballet School, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet School
Peter Boal is currently serving as Artistic Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, Washington. He was...
Edward Villella

Edward Villella

male, 73 years old
Harlequinade, Dance in America, nixon, brigadoon, PBS, From Queen…RoyalDanishBallet, School of American Ballet, ballet dancer, ballet, new york city ballet
Edward Villella (born October 1, 1936, Bayside, New York) is an American ballet dancer and choreographer, frequently cited as America's most...
Ib Andersen

Ib Andersen

male, 55 years old
Phoenix, Fête Galante, Ballet Arizona, Baroque Variations, Davidsbündlertänze, ballade…RoyalDanishBallet, Danish, new york city ballet
Ib Andersen is a Danish dancer and choreographer. He is currently the artistic director of Ballet Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona. Internationally...
Fernando Bujones

Fernando Bujones

male, deceased (2005)
Skin cancer death, From Miami, la scala, ballet, paris opera, new york city ballet…ballet dancer, American Ballet Theatre, RoyalDanishBallet, Royal Ballet
Fernando Bujones was a Cuban-American ballet dancer. Born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents, Bujones is regarded as one of the finest male dancers...

Margot Lander

female, deceased (1961)
Margot Ella Florentz Lander, Coppélia, RoyalDanishBallet, Danish, swan lake, Prima ballerina…ballet, ballet dancer, Royal Danish Ballet School
Margot Ella Florentz Lander, a prima ballerina with the Royal Danish Ballet, was the most important Danish ballerina of the first half of the...