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"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, along with their male counterparts". [1]
Marie Taglioni (April 23, 1804 – April 24, 1884), famous Italian ballerina of the Romantic ballet era, a central figure in the history of European dance; Layla Taj, Egyptian belly dancer whose dances communicate aspects of Egyptian traditions and culture; Twyla Tharp (born July 1, 1941), leading American dancer and choreographer. She has won ...
Roberto Bolle. 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.
Italian ballet is the training methods [citation needed] and aesthetic qualities seen in classical ballet in Italy. Ballet has a long history in Italy, and it is widely believed that the earliest predecessor of modern-day ballet originated in the Italian courts of the Renaissance. Two predominant training systems are used to teach Italian ...
Caravaggio, Italian Baroque painter Ballet to music by Bruno Moretti based on Claudio Monteverdi: Caravaggio; Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Queen of Denmark and Norway, the wife of Christian VII of Denmark. Peter Maxwell Davies: Caroline Mathilde; Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer and choreographer Ballet to music by John Field: Pas des ...
Michele Wiles (born c. 1980), principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre; Sallie Wilson (1932–2008), ballet dancer, American Ballet Theatre, ballet mistress New York Theatre Ballet; Serena Wilson (1933–2007), belly dancer, teacher; Joy Womack (born 1994), ballet dancer, artist, Boston Ballet; Ann Woodward (1915–1975), showgirl
An American in Paris, to music by George Gershwin, 2005 El amor brujo , Manuel de Falla , 1915 Anastasia , to music by Bohuslav Martinů , Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Fritz Winckel, and Rüdiger Rüfer, 1967
Tina LeBlanc - American ballet dancer, teacher and ballet master; Louise Lecavalier - icon of Canadian contemporary dance; Douglas Lee - British ballet dancer and choreographer; Manuel Legris - French ballet dancer and artistic director of Vienna State Ballet; Pierina Legnani - first prima ballerina assoluta; Sara Leland - American ballet ...