George Balanchine

George Balanchine

male, deceased (1983)
georgian, ballet, Danseur, Soviet defector, Choreographer, Russian…balletdancer, Ballet choreographer, Ballet teacher, Ballet master
George Balanchine was an American ballet choreographer of Georgian descent. Balanchine is one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, and...
Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

male, deceased (1993)
AIDS-related death, Russian, balletdancer, Danseur, Soviet defector, tatar
Rudolf Nureyev, a Tatar ballet dancer, is regarded as one of the greatest male dancers of the 20th century, alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Mikhail...
Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

male, 61 years old
Aleksandr Petrovsky, sex and the city, From RIGA, ballet, Emmy Award winner, American Ballet Theatre dancer…Vaganova Ballet Academy, kirov ballet, dancer, balletdancer
Mikhail Nikolaevitch Baryshnikov (b January 27, 1948) is a Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor. He is often called the world's greatest living...
Margot Fonteyn

Margot Fonteyn

female, deceased (1991)
diva, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, DBE, Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire, panama, assoluta…balletdancer
Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, DBE, (18 May, 1919, Reigate, Surrey, England - 21 February, 1991, Panama City, Panama), the English assoluta, was...
Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

female, deceased (1993)
actress, gigi, roman holiday, movie actor, From Brussels, Eliza Doolittle…balletdancer
Audrey Hepburn was an Academy Award-winning Anglo-Dutch actress of film and theatre, Broadway stage performer, ballerina, fashion model, and...
Jerome Robbins

Jerome Robbins

male, deceased (1998)
Jewish person, death by stroke, LGBT, Tony Award winner, actor, from New York City…Ballet choreographer, balletdancer, dancer
Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 - July 29, 1998) was an American choreographer whose work has included everything from classical ballet to...
Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

female, deceased (1931)
Grand Pas, Paquita Grand Pas Classique, diva, Old Style and New Style dates, balletdancer, ballet…corps de ballet, Imperial Ballet School, ballet dance, dancer
Anna Pavlovna Pavlova (31 January 1881 (Old Style)/12 February 1881 (New Style) – 23 January 1931) was a famous ballet dancer of the early 20th ce...
Vaslav Nijinsky

Vaslav Nijinsky

male, deceased (1950)
vegetarian, schizophrenia, Russian ballet, polish, Russian, balletdancer…ballet, dancer
Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (Вацлав Фомич Нижинский; transliterated: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky; Polish: Wacław Niżyński) (March 12, 1890 - April 8, 195...
Darcey Bussell

Darcey Bussell

female, 40 years old
Alumni of the Royal Ballet School, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire, English, From London, cbe…balletdancer, Royal Ballet School
Darcey Bussell CBE (born London; 27 April 1969) is a retired English ballerina.
Twyla Tharp

Twyla Tharp

female, 68 years old
Barnard College alumni, Barnard College alumnae, United States National Medal of Arts recipient, American, Choreographer, Modern dancer…balletdancer, dancer
Twyla Tharp (born July 1 1941) is an American dancer and choreographer. She has won Emmy and Tony awards, and currently works as a choreographer in...