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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 portrayed the character Yuri Kopeikine, a famous, womanizing Russian ballet dancer, in the 1977 film The Turning Point, for which he received an Oscar nomination. He co-starred with Gregory Hines and Isabella Rossellini in the 1985 film White Nights , choreographed by Twyla Tharp , and was featured in the 1987 film Dancers .
Edward Villella (born October 1, 1936) is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. He is frequently cited as America's most celebrated male dancer of ballet at the time. [1] [2] He has won numerous awards, including the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts.
Baryshnikov, an ex-member of the New York City Ballet who in 2005 launched Baryshnikov Arts Centre in the city, was widely regarded as the leading male dancer in the 1970s and ’80s and was also ...
No Way Home - a Cuban Dancer's Story by Carlos Acosta was published in 2007 by HarperCollins UK, Scribner US and Schott in Germany. He tells the story of his rise from a poor boy in Havana to becoming the leading male ballet dancer in the World, chosen by the Bolshoi Ballet to dance the lead in Spartacus that year. White, L (30 September 2007).
Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972), Polish and Russian ballet dancer. Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (March 12, 1889 – April 8, 1950), Polish ballet dancer and choreographer. Nijinsky was one of the most gifted male dancers in history, and he became celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations.
The Young British Dancer of the year in the United Kingdom (2007) Critics' Circle National Dance Awards for the Best Male Dancer (2010) [65] Critics' Circle National Dance Awards for the Best Classical Male Dancer (2011) [66] Winner, Russian TV-project and competition Big Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet (2012) Soul of Dance award (Russian Ballet ...
Pages in category "Male ballet dancers" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...