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Also: United States: People: By occupation: Dancers / Women entertainers: Female dancers This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American dancers . It includes dancers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
The following is a list of female dancers by nationality ... Giuseppina Morlacchi (1946–1886), Italian-American dancer, introduced the can-can to the American stage;
Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
She made the cut and became the dance company's first African American Rockette in its then-62-year history. [2] She was chosen out of 221 women who had auditioned for the 26 open spots on the coveted line. [3] Out of the 23 other women who were contracted for on-call vacancies in the New York City production, she was the only African American. [3]
American female dancers (8 C, 937 P) American LGBTQ dancers (135 P) American male dancers (4 C, 520 P) A. America's Best Dance Crew contestants (1 C, 10 P)
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. [3]
Jack Cole (1911–1974), American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as the father of theatrical jazz dance; Dean Collins (May 29, 1917 – June 1, 1984), American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and innovator of swing. He is often credited with bringing swing dance, or Lindy Hop, from New York to Southern California.
Carolyn Adams (born 1943) is an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. In 1965, she joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company (PTDC), being the first and only African-American member at the time, and she remained a dancer there until 1982. [1] [2] She is faculty at the Juilliard School in New York City since 1983.