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The Greatest Dancer is a British dance competition television series created by Simon Cowell and produced by Syco Entertainment.The first BBC programme created by Cowell, The Greatest Dancer sees previously undiscovered dance acts perform live weekly for Cheryl, Oti Mabuse, Matthew Morrison and Todrick Hall (series 2 only) (the "Dance Captains") and a studio audience in a competition to win £ ...
Dean Collins (born Sol Ruddosky; May 29, 1917 – June 1, 1984) was an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and swing dance innovator. He is widely credited with bringing the Lindy Hop from New York to Southern California and significantly influencing the development of West Coast Swing.
Fred Astaire (() 10 May 1899 – () 22 June 1987), American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor. He was an innovator in dance. He made 31 musical films, 10 featuring his dances with Ginger Rogers, and was honored with the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
Michael Danilczuk (Polish: Michał Danilczuk, born 14 February 1992 in Białystok) is a Polish dancer and choreographer best known for winning the second season of the BBC One competition series, The Greatest Dancer with his partner, Jowita Przystał. He is also a professional dancer on the Polish and Irish versions of Strictly Come Dancing.
Jowita Maria Przystał (born 22 August 1994) [1] is a Polish ballroom dancer. She is known for appearing and winning both The Greatest Dancer in 2020 and Strictly Come Dancing in 2022. She has been a professional on Strictly Come Dancing since 2021.
In Chicago, Flatley began dance lessons at age eleven with Dennis G. Dennehy at the Dennehy School of Irish Dance. [9] He attended Brother Rice High School, an all-boys Catholic private school. [5] In 1975, at age 17, Flatley was the first American to win a World Irish Dance title at Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne, the Irish dancing championships ...
His productions of full-length classical ballets, such as La Sylphide,Giselle, Coppélia, and his somewhat controversial Swan Lake for the National Ballet of Canada, were well received, as were his stagings of pas de deux from the Bournonville repertoire. A superb teacher and coach, Bruhn was dedicated to imparting purity of form and dance as ...
Joan Elise Sledge (September 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017) [4] was an American singer best known as a founding member of the family vocal group Sister Sledge.The group was known for their hits during the mid-1970s, mid-1980s and 1990s; most notably 1979's "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer".