Famous American Dance Teachers: 31 Biographies
Biographies of notable american dance teachers, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.
Ivan Narodny
Estonian-Russian writer (1870-1953)
Maggie Black
American dancer and dance teacher (1930-2015)
Anna Halprin
American dancer (1920–2021)
Irene Castle
American actress and dancer (1893-1969)
Marianne Elser Crowder
American dancer & dance instructor
James Waring
Choreographer and director (1922–1975)
Raven Walton
American reality television participant
Catherine Littlefield
American dancer
Mercedes Ellington
American dancer, choreographer, art director, and educator
Ann Hutchinson Guest
American dance notator (1918–2022)
Jean de Koven
American dancer
Joan Wulff
American fly fisher
Ted Shawn
American dancer (1891–1972)
De Ama Battle
American dancer, dance teacher, scholar of African dance; founder of Art of Black Dance and Music
Martha Hill
American dance instructor (1900–1995)
Vera Embree
American dancer and choreographer
Augusta Maywood
American ballerina
LaDeva Davis
American television chef, dancer and educator (1944–2022)
Elizabeth Duncan
American dancer, dance and music educator (1871–1948)
Ann Dvorak
American actress (1911–1979)
Claire Helen Haywood
ballet teacher, artist
Claire Porter
American choreographer
Carolyn Brown
American choreographer and dancer
Britt Stewart
American dancer (born 1989)
Ronne Arnold
Australian dancer (1938–2020)
Olga Spessivtseva
Russian ballet dancer (1895–1991)
La Meri
American dancer, choreographer, teacher, scholar, poet (1898–1988)
May Gadd
British-born expert on American and English country dance
Muriel Stuart
ballet dancer and teacher (1900-1991)
Richard Thomas
American ballet dancer (1925-2013)
Martha Myers
American dance educator