Famous Dancers — Page 13: Lives & Works
Biographies of notable dancers, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.
Antonio Cortesi
Italian ballet dancer
Guy Weizman
Israel choreographer
Allie Gonino
American singer, musician, songwriter, actress, and dancer
K Kalyanasundaram Pillai
Bharatnatyam Guru
Krissha Viaje
Filipino singer, actress and dancer (born 1992)
Ken Berry
American actor (1933–2018)
Henry "Crip" Heard
American dancer
Wim Vandekeybus
Belgian choreographer and director
Lucinda Childs
American choreographer and dancer (born 1940)
Leire Merino
dancer and singer
Tempest Storm
American burlesque dancer (1928-2021)
Robin Antin
American choreographer
Johan Kobborg
Danish ballet dancer
Didik Nini Thowok
Indonesian actor
Malka Jaan
Indian singer and dancer (1855-1907)
Haley Webb
American actress
Jean-Marc Généreux
Ballroom dance champion and choreographer
Cheng Xiao
Chinese singer, actress and model
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (1918-2016)
Mizuki Fukumura
Japanese singer (born 1996)
Akshat Singh
Indian dancer
Kim Young-soon
North Korean dancer (born 1937)
Kamal Singh
Xenia Goodwin
actress from Australia
Shubhada Varadkar
Dancer and author
Raj Parmar
British dancer
Blake McGrath
Canadian dancer, singer
Feodor Chaliapin
Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938)
Maisnam Amubi Singh
Indian classical dancer
Chou Tzuyu
Taiwanese singer (born 1999)
Olga Burgoyne
actor (1878-1974)
Polaire
French actress (1874–1939)
Rajeev Surti
Indian choreographer & actor
Nicole de Weever
St. Maarten's dancer
Melinda Sullivan
American dancer
Alice Prin
French painter (1901–1953)
Clementine Krauss
Austrian dancer, actress, opera singer and director (1877-1938)
Allegra Fuller Snyder
American dancer and dance scholar
Bhanumati Rao
Indian classical dancer and stage actress
Clive Clerk
American actor, dancer, and visual artist (1945-2005)
Melanie Kinnaman
American actress and dancer
Erickatoure Aviance
American drag queen
Archana
Indian actress and dancer
Shobha Koser
Indian Kathak dancer
Therese Kníže
Austrian actress
Rose La Rose
American burlesque dancer and actress
Tony Lundon
Irish pop singer
Peter Janssens
German composer (1934-1998)
Odeya Rush
Israeli actress and model
Tutte Lemkow
British actor (1918–1991)
Maria Tallchief
American ballerina (1925–2013)
Anna Pavlova
Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931)
Saroj Khan
Indian dancer and choreographer (1948–2020)
Anbeta Toromani
Albanian dancer
Iryna Horoshko
Ukrainian dancer (1953–2018)
Tao Tsuchiya
Japanese actress and model
Denissa Lopp
Puerto Rican vedette dancer, actress and singer
Arthy Ahmed
Bangladeshi dancer
Yuriyan Retriever
Japanese comedian, actress, voice actor, singer, YouTube and film director(born 1990)
Lee Je-no
South Korean rapper and singer
Kledi Kadiu
Albanian dancer-actor
Peter Menefee
American costume designer
Eslinda Núñez
Cuban actress
Susan Egan
American actress
Vlad Topalov
Russian singer
Lydia Sokolova
British dancer (1896–1974)
Cassy Legaspi
Filipino actress
Yury Grigorovich
Russian dancer and choreographer (1927—2025)
Jeanne Chasles
French dancer and choreographer (1869-1939)
Irina Baronova
American dancer (1919–2008)
The Steiner Brothers
Canadian tap dance team
Angelique Rockas
South African Greek actress, producer, artistic director of Internationalist Theatre, and activist (born 1951)
Stephanie Saland
American ballet dancer and teacher
Georgette Tsinguirides
German ballet dancer
Uhwudong
Korean philosopher (1430-1480)
Kala
Indian choreographer
Suyin Beifong
character in The Legend of Korra
Day Hui
Hong Kong singer and dancer (2002-)
So Ching
Hong Kong singer and dancer
Benay Venuta
American actor-singer
Claire Luce
American actress and dancer (1903-1989)
Tatsumi Hijikata
Japanese choreographer (1928-1986)
Marie-Thérèse de Subligny
French ballerina
Sean Dominic
Spanish-American television actor
Rino Nakasone
Japanese choreographer
Dalida Khalil
Lebanese actress, singer, and dancer
Mistinguett
French actress and singer
Savannah Wise
American actress
Madhavi Mudgal
Indian dancer
Peggy Willis-Aarnio
choreographer, historian, author and teacher of classical ballet
Flemming Flindt
Danish ballet dancer and choreographer
Willa Ford
American actor, model, singer, composer, dancer and musician
Danny John-Jules
British actor, singer and dancer
Ariana Nozeman
Dutch actress
Miranda Weese
American ballet dancer and ballet master
Nālani Kanaka‘ole
kumu hula
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer (1898–1954)
Sushila Koirala
Dancer, Theater Director and Former First Lady of Nepal
Inchakkattu Ramachandran Pillai
Indian Kathakali exponent (born 1949)
Chloe East
American actress and dancer (born 2001)
Cléo de Mérode
French dancer (1875-1966)
Juliano Floss
Brazilian dancer and digital influencer
Chloé Lukasiak
American actress, dancer and model
Harold Nicholas
American dancer (1921-2000)
Leejung
South Korean choreographer and dancer
Pam Tanowitz
American dancer and choreographer
Sally Brayley
Canadian-American ballet dancer
Dancegod Lloyd
Ghanaian dancer
Vadim Garbuzov
Ballroom dancer and showman
Kiesza
Canadian singer and songwriter
Camille Grammer
American dancer, model, actress, producer, writer, and television personality (born 1968)
Claudine Longet
French singer (1942–2026)
Wang Qing
Chinese actor and singer
Charlotte Greenwood
(1890-1978) American dancer and actor
Eleanore Sullivan
Italian courtesan
Joseline Hernandez
Puerto Rican television personality (born 1986)
Hiroyuki Igarashi
Japanese dancer
Joe Goode
American choreographer, director, and writer
Fanny Thibout
Belgian dancer and folklorist (1907–1998)
Mimi Kagan
American dancer (1918–1999)