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It is also used as a description of the place of a particular dancer within a company. "Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets ...
Anna Pavlovna Pavlova [a] (born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova; [b] 12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1881 – 23 January 1931) was a Russian prima ballerina.She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, but is most recognized for creating the role of The Dying Swan and, with her own company, being the first ballerina to tour the world, including ...
Merritt Moore (born 1988), ballet dancer, quantum physicist, completing residency at Harvard University's ArtLab; Kathryn Morgan (born 1989), ballet dancer, former soloist with New York City Ballet; Mary Ellen Moylan (1925–2020), ballet dancer, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Society, Ballet Theatre and Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Under the direction of famous ballet choreographer Marius Petipa, Legnani originated numerous roles including, Cinderella in 1893, Swan Lake in 1895, Raymonda in 1898, and La Camargo in 1901. [1] She is widely reputed to be the first ballerina to perform 32 fouettés en tournant in the coda of the Grand Pas d'action of the ballet Cinderella .
Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) [1] is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. [2] On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to a principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history.
Sylvie Guillem CBE (French: [silvi gilɛm]; born 23 February 1965) is a French ballet dancer. Guillem was the top-ranking female dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet from 1984 to 1989, before becoming a principal guest artist with the Royal Ballet in London. She has performed contemporary dance as an Associate Artist of London's Sadler's Wells ...
1880 image of de Camargo. Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo (15 April 1710 in Brussels – 28 April 1770 in Paris), sometimes known simply as La Camargo, was a French dancer.The first woman to execute the entrechat quatre, Camargo was also allegedly responsible for two innovations in ballet as she was one of the first dancers to wear slippers instead of heeled shoes, and, while there is no ...
Carolina "Carla" Fracci (Italian: [ˈkarla ˈfrattʃi]; 20 August 1936 – 27 May 2021) [1] was an Italian prima ballerina, actress and ballet director. Considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, [2] she was a leading dancer of La Scala Theatre Ballet in Milan, then worked freelance with international companies including the Royal Ballet, London, Stuttgart Ballet, Royal ...