Famous Choreographers — Page 15: Lives & Works
Biographies of notable choreographers, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.
Marcia Haydée
Ballet dancer and choreographer
Nick De Noia
American director, screenwriter, and choreographer
Sarah Friedland
American filmmaker and choreographer
Redha Medjellekh
choreographer and filmmaker
Ivy Baxter
(1923–1993), Jamaican dancer and choreographer
Edwin Denby
American dance critic and poet (1903–1983)
Carolyn Adams
American dancer, educator (b. 1943)
Alberto Alonso
Cuban dancer and choreographer (1917-2007)
Galiya Izmaylova
Soviet and Uzbekistani ballet dancer and ballet master (1923-2010)
Pierre Sancan
French musician (1916–2008)
Luke Cresswell
British dance percussionist
Kalamandalam Sugandhi
Indian Mohiniyattam dancer
Celeste Dandeker
Dancer and founder of Candoco dance company
Anna Trebunskaya
Ballroom dancer and Reality TV contestant
Richard Genzer
Czech actor and dancer
Milena Sidorova
ballet dancer and choreographer
Fernando Bujones
American dancer (1955–2005)
Pavlo Virsky
Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975)
Cleo Nordi
Russian-Finnish ballerina
Mariano Fortuny
Spanish artist, photographer and fashion designer (1871-1949)
Sonia Serova
british-born American dancer (1888–1943)
Reid Anderson
Canadian ballet dancer
Sofia Neuparth
dancer, researcher, choreographer
Susana Zimmermann
Argentinian dancer and choreographer
Tony Parkes
American choreographer and writer (1949–2024)
René de Cárdenas
Cuban dancer and choreographer
Carol Haney
American dancer and actress (1924–1964)
Kim Jaeduck
South Korean singer
Gene Anthony Ray
actor, dancer, choreographer (1962-2003)
Jean Françaix
French composer and pianist (1912–1997)
Daniel Belton
New Zealand dancer, choreographer, filmmaker and multi-media arts practitioner
Tara Rajkumar
Indian classical dancer
Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir
Icelandic actor-politician
Daniel Ezralow
American dancer and choreographer
Deneen Graham
American model
Chandalae Lanouette
American dancer and choreographer
Robin Merchant
Canadian choreographer
Garry Stewart
Australian ballet dancer
Vincent Paterson
American choreographer and film director
Cyril Scott
English composer, writer, and poet (1879–1970)
David Hallberg
American dancer
Ahmad Joudeh
Syrian-Dutch dancer (born 1990)
Christine Jowers
American dancer, teacher, producer, and dance critic
Nora Kaye
American ballet dancer and choreographer (1920-1987)
Roza Jalilova
Azerbaijani dancer (1929–2025)
Richard Alston
British choreographer
Skaidrīte Dariusa
choreographer and folklorist
Katja Wulff
german-swiss expressionist dancer and choreographer (1890–1992)
Kurt Jooss
German dancer, choreographer and influential art dance educator (1901-1979)
Eric Gauthier
Canadian dancer and musician
Deepa Sashindran
Indian artist (born 1974)
Jill Sigman
choreographer, dancer, teacher and company director from Brooklyn
Anita Mann
American choreographer
Vladimir Malakhov
Ukrainian ballet dancer
Eleanor Fazan
Kenyan-born British choreographer and actress
Wendy Raquel Robinson
American actress (born July 25, 1967)
Manuel Legris
French ballet dancer
Ross Stretton
Australian ballet dancer (1952–2005)
Grażyna Bacewicz
Polish composer and violinist (1909–1969)
Peter Walker
American ballet dancer and choreographer
Tatiana Stepanova
Russian choreographer
François Perron
French ballet dancer
Maurice Béjart
French-born Swiss ballet dancer and choreographer (1927–2007)
Polina Semionova
Russian ballerina
Tiler Peck
American ballet dancer and choreographer
Thoinot Arbeau
French dance manual author and priest (1520-1595)
Maida Withers
American dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker
Javiera Muñoz
Swedish singer
Tony Stevens
American choreographer, director, dancer (1948-2011)
Elida Gera
Israeli film director, dancer and choreographer
Jorma Uotinen
Finnish dancer and choreographer
Marina Benedict
American actress
Russell Lewis
American choreographer, dancer and theatre producer
Robert Iscove
Canadian television director
Allison Holker
American dancer
Egon Larsson
Swedish actor (1914-1989)
Trey McIntyre
American dancer and choreographer
Jack Murphy
choreographer and movement director
Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards
American actress
Loughlan Prior
New Zealand dancer and choreographer
Roberto Bolle
Italian danseur (1975)
Silvia Gribaudi
Italian choreographer and performing artist
Eric Franklin
Swiss dancer and writer
Kalamandalam Satyabhama
dancer
Judith Chazin-Bennahum
American historian (born 1937)
Antoine Boësset
French musician (1587-1643)
Eugène Hus
French ballet dancer and choreographer
Ginette Laurin
Canadian choreographer
Ana Laguna
spanish-Swedish ballet dancer
Douglas Lee
British choreographer
Noemí Lapzeson
Argentinian dancer and choreographer (1940-2018)
Kalamandalam Radhika
Indian classical dancer and choreographer
Alex Magno
Brazilian dancer
Faye Driscoll
American dancer and choreographer
Elena Gutiérrez
Costa Rican-Chilean ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1944)
Loïe Fuller
American dancer (1862–1928)
Richard Cragun
Ballet dancer and choreographer
Antonio Fini
Robin Gee
American dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker
Yvonne Georgi
German ballet dancer (1903–1975)
Lethabo Monametsi
South African dancer and choreographer (born 2003)
Marc Platt
American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)
Rajashree Warrier
Indian dancer
Vaibhavi Merchant
Indian actress and choreographer
Merche Esmeralda
Spanish choreographer; flamenco dancer (*1947)
Christian Vincent
Canadian actor
Marina Medvetskaya
Georgian prima ballerina
Mary Jane O'Reilly
New Zealand dancer and choreographer
Britt Stewart
American dancer (born 1989)
Jeanne Robinson
Canadian choreographer (1948–2010)
Alice Renavand
French ballet dancer
Suzy Miller
English model and dancer
David Lichine
ballet dancer and choreographer (1910-1972)
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Belgian choreographer
Melanie Person
American dancer and choreographer (born 1965)
Lee Sunday Evans
stage director
Louise Stichel
French dancer and ballet master
Emile Ardolino
U.S. American film director, choreographer, and producer (1943-1993)
Ernest Guiraud
French composer and music teacher (1837-1892)
Vincent Simone
Italian dancer