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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. Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989), American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT).
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev [a] (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is widely regarded as the most preeminent male ballet dancer of his generation as well as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time.
He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time" [2] He received an Honorary Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. As a dancer, he was known for his uncanny sense of rhythm, creativity, effortless presentation, and tireless perfectionism, which was sometimes a ...
Mikhail Baryshnikov was born in Riga, in the Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, now known as Latvia. [5] [6] His parents were ethnic Russians: his mother was Alexandra (a dressmaker; née Kiselyova) and his father was Nikolay Baryshnikov (an engineer).
He is regarded as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. [3] Nijinsky was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time, [6] and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.
Sterling St. Jacques (September 24, 1949 – July 4, 1992) was an American model, dancer, actor, and singer. Known as "Swirling Sterling," St. Jacques has been described as the first black male supermodel. [1] [2] [3] He was a frequent figure in New York society life in the 1970s and gained notoriety for dancing with famous patrons.
B. Mark Ballas; Nelson Barclift; Germaul Barnes; Robby Barnett; Dancing Barry; James Barton (actor) Steve Barton; Lance Bass; Hinton Battle; Beatle Bob; Talley Beatty
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.