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  2. List of female dancers - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. List of prima ballerinas - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Prima ballerina assoluta - Wikipedia

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    To be recognised as a prima ballerina assoluta is a rare honour, traditionally reserved only for the most exceptional dancers of their generation. Originally inspired by the Italian ballet masters of the early Romantic ballet , and literally meaning absolute first ballerina , the title was bestowed on a prima ballerina who was considered to be ...

  5. Anna Pavlova - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Misty Copeland - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Sylvie Guillem - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Natalia Makarova - Wikipedia

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    Natalia Romanovna Makarova (Russian: Ната́лия Рома́новна Мака́рова, born 21 November 1940) is a Russian prima ballerina and choreographer. The History of Dance, published in 1981, notes that "her performances set standards of artistry and aristocracy of dance which mark her as the finest ballerina of her generation in the West."

  9. Janet Collins - Wikipedia

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    In later life Collins taught modern dance at Balanchine's School of American Ballet in New York City, [3] and at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City [11] from 1951 until 1972. [12] In 1974, Collins retired from performing and teaching, [ 2 ] devoting herself to her Catholic religion and finding comfort as an oblate in the Benedictine ...