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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. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Nureyev was born on a Trans-Siberian train near Irkutsk ...
Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Барышников, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil bɐ'rɨʂnʲɪkəf]; Latvian: Mihails Barišņikovs; born January 27, 1948) [1] is a Latvian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor. [2] He was the preeminent male classical ballet dancer of the 1970s and 1980s. He ...
Alma mater. Royal Danish Ballet School. Occupation (s) Ballet dancer, actor. Years active. 1947–1986. Partner. Rudolf Nureyev. Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (3 October 1928 – 1 April 1986) was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director, actor, and author.
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.
Born. (1936-10-01) October 1, 1936 (age 88) New York City, U.S. Occupation (s) Ballet dancer, Choreographer. 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 ...
Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada CBE (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies, including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He was a permanent member of The Royal Ballet from ...
Roberto Bolle Ufficiale OMRI (born March 26, 1975, in Casale Monferrato) is an Italian danseur. He is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer étoile at La Scala Theatre Ballet. Bolle also dances regularly as a guest artist with the world’s leading companies, including The Royal Ballet, the ...
Polunin was shortlisted as the best male dancer for the 2014 National Dance awards in the U.K. [20] In 2014, Polunin started his collaboration with the famed American photographer and music director David LaChapelle and took part in his new projects, including a dance video to the song "Take Me to Church" by Hozier in February 2015.