List of female dancers

The following is a list of female dancers by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of dance.

Africa

Algeria

Mariquita (1830–1922), early choreographer, director and teacher in Paris, Folies Bergère, Opéra Comique

Egypt

Naima Akef (1929–1966), belly dancer, film actress
Nagwa Fouad (born 1939), belly dancer
Nadia Gamal (1937–1990), belly dancer, toured widely including North America
Samia Gamal (1924–1994), belly dancer, film actress
Taheyya Kariokka (1919–1999), belly dancer, film actress
Kuchuk Hanem (1850–1870), erotic dancer
Nelly Mazloum (1929–2003), belly dancer, show dancer, folklorist, own dance company
Hanan Tork (born 1975), ballerina, Cairo Ballet Group, later film actress

South Africa

Kamo Mphela, She's south African dancer.Known for dancing Amapiano.
Nadia Nerina (1927–2008), prima ballerina who made her glittering career with The Royal Ballet in London
Juliet Prowse (1936–1996), Indian-born, stage dancer, starred in Can-Can
Robyn Hendricks, ballet dancer, principal dancer, The Australian Ballet
Phyllis Spira (1943–2008), prima ballerina, teacher, performed with Cape Town's CAPAB

Asia

Armenia

Armen Ohanian (1887–1976), Oriental dancer

Bangladesh

Benazir Salam (born 1979), Indian classical dancer, modern dancer, Odissi teacher

China

Dai Ailian (1916 (Trinidad)–2006), modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, first principal of Beijing Dance Academy
Jin Xing (born 1967 to Korean parents), ballerina, modern dancer, choreographer, actress
Faye Leung (born 1979), former principal dancer, Hong Kong Ballet
Yuanyuan Tan (born 1974), principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Xue Jinghua (born 1946), prima ballerina, National Ballet of China
Nellie Yu Roung Ling (1889–1973), dancer and choreographer, considered the first modern dancer of China.
Zhu Yan, prima ballerina with the National Ballet of China since 1995

Georgia

Maia Makhateli (born c. 1986), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Dutch National Ballet
Lila Zali (1918–2003), ballet dancer, film actress, American Ballet Theatre, Ballets Russes

India

Kumari Varhsa known as (Mere Dholna dancer), (born 1998) Indian dancer, specializing in Classical Dance
Shreya Rai known as (21 pink) (born 1996), Indian dancer, specializing in belly dance
Olive Katherine Craddock (1894–1926), Anglo-Indian dancer who danced under the name of Roshanara
Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904–1986), Bharata Natyam classical dancer, choreographer
Methil Devika (born 1977), dancer, choreographer, teacher
Madhuri Dixit (born 1967), film actress, dance sequences in Bollywood films
Geeta Kapoor (born 1973), Bollywood choreographer
Saroj Khan (born 1948), Bollywood choreographer
Hema Malini (born 1948), Bharata Natyam dancer, choreographer, actress
Vaibhavi Merchant (born 1975), Bollywood dancer, choreographer
Sujata Mohapatra (born 1968), Indian classical dancer, Odissi teacher
Baisali Mohanty (born 1994), Indian classical dancer and choreographer of Odissi
Rekha Raju, Mohiniyattam exponent
Anita Ratnam (born 1954), Indian classical dancer, modern dancer, choreographer
Mallika Sarabhai (born 1954), classical Indian dancer, choreographer
Savitha Sastry (born 1969), Indian dancer, choreographer, specializing in Bharata Natyam
Zohra Sehgal (1912–2014), film actress, modern dancer, choreographer
Vyjayanthimala (born 1936), classical Indian dancer, choreographer, actress

Indonesia

Gusmiati Suid (1942–2001), dancer and choreographer

Iran

Farzaneh Kaboli (born 1949), Iranian folk dancer, ballet dancer, choreographer

Israel

Rina Schenfeld (born 1938), prima ballerina, choreographer, Batsheva Dance Company

Japan

Motofuji Akiko (1928–2003), ballerina, modern dancer
Tae-ji Choi (born 1959), ballerina, director, teacher, Korea National Ballet
Shizuka Gozen (1165–1211), court dancer
Utako Hanazono (1905–1982), modern dancer, geisha
Yuriko Kajiya (born 1984), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Houston Ballet
Maki Kawamura (born 1979), ballerina, New National Theatre Tokyo
Hikaru Kobayashi (born 1976), baller dancer, former first soloist, The Royal Ballet
Ako Kondo (born 1991), ballet dancer, The Australian Ballet
Misa Kuranaga (born c. 1982), ballet dancer, principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet, formerly Boston Ballet
Tamiyo Kusakari (born 1965), ballerina, film actress, Maki Asami Ballet Company
Noriko Ohara (born 1943), ballerina, Scottish Ballet
Masako Ono, Odissi dancer since 1996
Shino Mori (born 1989), ballerina, National Ballet of Canada
Yoko Morishita (born 1948), prima ballerina, director, Matsuyama Ballet Company
Ayako Nakano (born 1977), ballerina, soloist Theater Basel
Madoka Sugai, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Hamburg Ballet
Akane Takada (born 1990), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet
Erina Takahashi, ballet dancer, lead principal, English National Ballet
Yumiko Takeshima, designer and former ballet dancer
Miyako Yoshida (born 1965), former ballet dancer, The Royal Ballet and K-ballet
Yuriko Kimura, modern dancer, lead principal with Martha Graham Dance Company

Kazakhstan

Nadezhda Gracheva (born 1969), prima ballerina, Bolshoi Ballet

Lebanon

Layal Abboud (born 1982), concert dancer

Nepal

Bandana Nepal (born 2001), record-breaking marathon dancer

Pakistan

Suhaee Abro, dancer since 2001, Indian classical dancer, modern dancer, choreographer
Nargis (born 1974), film actress, stage dancer

South Korea

Yuhui Choe, ballet dancer, first soloist, The Royal Ballet
Ji-Young Kim (born 1978), prima ballerina, Korean National Ballet
Kang Sue-jin (born 1967), ballerina, Stuttgart Ballet
Kim Joo-won (born 1976), prima ballerina, Korean National Ballet
EunWon Lee, prima ballerina, Korean National Ballet
Young Soon Hue (born 1963), ballerina, choreographer, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Sae Eun Park (born 1989), ballet dancer, étoile, Paris Opera Ballet
Hee Seo (born 1986), ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Ahn Yoo-jin (born 1968), belly dancer

Turkey

Sema Yildiz, belly dancer, Romani Dancer, actress and dance teacher.
Özel Türkbaş, belly dancer, actress, dance teacher, singer, model.
Nesrin Topkapı, belly dancer, dance teacher and singer.
Tulay Karaca, belly dancer and actress.
Asena (Onur Çakmak), belly dancer.
Didem Kınalı, belly dancer, model and singer.
Nejla Ateş, belly dancer and actress.

Taiwan

PeiJu Chien-Pott, dancer, Martha Graham Dance Company
Fang-Yi Sheu, dancer, Martha Graham Dance Company

Australia

Lucette Aldous (1938–2021), ballerina, teacher with the Australian Ballet
Vicki Attard (born 1965), principal dancer, Australian Ballet
Leanne Benjamin (born 1964), former ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet
Madeleine Eastoe, former ballet dancer, principal artist, Australian Ballet
Roma Egan (born 1948), senior soloist, Australian Ballet
Jean Garling (1907–1998), ballet dancer
Amy Harris (born 1983), ballet dancer, principal artist, Australian Ballet
Ella Havelka, ballet dancer, first indigenous dancer at Australian Ballet
Margaret Illmann (born 1965), ballerina, National Ballet of Canada
Lana Jones, former ballet dancer, Australian Ballet
Marilyn Jones (born 1940), ballerina, director, Australian Ballet
Dena Kaplan (born 1989), dancer, actress, film roles
Stephanie Kurlow, ballet dancer
Kirsty Martin (born 1976), principal dancer, Australian Ballet
Laurel Martyn (1916–2013), ballerina, Australian Ballet, Vic-Wells Ballet
Danielle Rowe (born 1982), ballet dancer and choreographer
Amber Scott, ballet dancer, principal dancer, The Australian Ballet
Margaret Scott (1922 (South Africa)–2019), ballerina, Ballet Rambert, Australian Ballet, director of the Australian Ballet School
Dana Stephensen (born c. 1984), ballerina, Australian Ballet
Sharni Spencer, Australian ballet dancer, graduate of New Zealand School of Dance
Meryl Tankard (born 1955), ballet dancer, choreographer, director Australian Dance Theatre
Tamara Tchinarova (1919 (Romania)–2017), ballet dancer Ballets Russes, Borovansky Ballet
Stephanie Williams, ballet dancer, American Ballet Theatre

New Zealand

Claire Ahuriri-Dunning
Rona Bailey (1914–2005) – drama and dance practitioner, educationalist and activist
Jan Bolwell
Yvonne Cartier (c. 1930–2014) – ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher of mime and movement, based in Paris
Lisa Densem
Lusi Faiva – known for physically integrated dance
Sarah-Jayne Howard – dancer and choreographer
Bianca Hyslop – dancer and choreographer
Rowena Jackson (1926–2024) – prima ballerina, Sadler's Wells Ballet, Royal Ballet
Malia Johnston – choreographer
Susan Jordan – dancer and choreographer
June Kerr – dancer
Cathy Livermore – dancer
Tupe Lualua – choreographer and director of Le Moana and the Measina Festival
Lucy Marinkovich – dancer, choreographer
Sara Neil (dancer)
Hannah O'Neill (born 1993) – ballet dancer, premier danseur, Paris Opera Ballet
Patricia Rianne – ballet dancer and choreographer
Turid Revfeim
Anne Rowse – dancer
Cat Ruka – dancer and choreographer
Amanaki Prescott-Faletau – actor, writer, dancer, choreographer, producer and director
Louise Potiki Bryant – choreographer, dancer, video artist
Gaylene Sciascia
Deirdre Tarrant – dancer, choreographer

Europe

Albania

Megi Ndokaj (born 1993), classical dancer, modern dancer, Albanian folk dancer, model

Austria

Kathrin Beck (born 1966), ice dancer, actress
Gertrud Bodenwieser (1890–1959), dancer, choreographer, teacher, pioneer of expressive dance
Trudl Dubsky (1913–1976), innovative dancer, choreographer, teacher
Poldi Dur (1917–1996), dancer, actress
Fanny Elssler (1810–1884), ballerina, Ballet du Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique (now the Paris Opera), toured widely
Therese Elssler (1808–1878), ballerina, sister of Fanny Elssler
Angelika Führing (born 1976), ice dancer
Susi Handschmann (born 1959), ice dancer
Lilian Harmel (1908–1982), dancer, choreographer, teacher
Barbara Herzog (born 1985), ice dancer
Saskia Hölbling (born 1971), modern dancer, choreographer
Hilde Holger (1905–2001), expressionist dancer, choreographer, teacher
Katti Lanner (1829–1908), ballet dancer, choreographer, Viennese Ballet Company, Drury Lane
Maria Ley-Piscator (1898–1999), dancer, choreographer
Tilly Losch (1903–1975), ballet dancer, show dancer, choreographer, trained at the Vienna Opera, later turned to musicals including The Band Wagon
Natascha Mair, ballet dancer, first soloist, Vienna State Ballet
Daria-Larissa Maritczak (born 1970s), ice dancer
Kathrin Menzinger (born 1988), competitive ballroom dancer
Albertina Rasch (1891–1967), ballerina, show dancer, choreographer, remembered for her extensive work in American musicals
Brigitte Scheijbal (fl. 1970s), ice dancer
Babsie Steger (born 1968), dancer, actress, television presenter
Eva Marie Veigel (1724–1822), early dancer in London
Cilli Wang (1909–2005), Austrian-born Dutch dancer, cabaret artist
Grete Wiesenthal (1891–1967), ballet dancer, worked with Max Reinhardt

Belgium

Akarova (1904–1999), ballet dancer, choreographer, performed in various venues in Brussels
Jeanne Brabants (1920–2014), dancer, choreographer, teacher
Veerle Casteleyn (born 1978), ballerina, show dancer, performing in Belgian musicals
Lydia Chagoll (1931–2020), dancer, choreographer, screenwriter, actress
Bernice Coppieters (born 1970), ballet dancer, étoile and principal ballet master of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (born 1960), contemporary dancer, choreographer
Julie Alix de la Fay (c. 1746–1826), ballet dancer, teacher, helped develop the Royal Swedish Ballet
Joanna Leunis (born 1981), Latin ballroom dancer
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (born 1973), choreographer
Andrée Marlière (1934–2008), ballet dancer, teacher, danced mainly in Belgian and German companies including the Flemish Opera
Adeline Plunkett (1824–1910), star of the Paris Opera Ballet
Ira Vannut (born 1994), ice dancer

Bulgaria

Albena Denkova (born 1974), ice dancer
Maria Filippov (born 1973), ice dancer
Petya Gavazova (born 1968), ice dancer
Mila Iskrenova (born 1960), modern dancer, choreographer

Croatia

Nikolina Nikoleski (born 1976), dancer and choreographer of Bharatanatyam

Czech Republic

Jana Andrsová (born 1939), ballet dancer, actress
Jitka Babická (born 1939), ice dancer
Radmila Chroboková (born 1976), ice dancer
Anka Čekanová (1905–1965), dancer, choreographer
Kamila Hájková (born 1987), ice dancer
Jindra Holá (born 1960), ice dancer
Dana Holanová (fl, 1960s), ice dancer
Gabriela Hrázská (born 1979), ice dancer
Diana Janošťáková (born 1984), ice dancer
Jarmila Jeřábková (1912–1989), modern dancer, choreographer, taught Isadora Duncan's method
Lucie Kadlčáková (born 1982), ice dancer
Daria Klimentová (born 1971), ballet dancer, former principal dancer, National Theatre Ballet, English National Ballet, teacher, Royal Ballet School
Kateřina Kovalová (born 1978), ice dancer
Jarmila Kröschlová (1893–1983), modern dancer, choreographer, teacher
Gabriela Kubová (born 1993), ice dancer
Leona Kvasnicová (born 1972), dancer, choreographer
Nikola Márová (born 1980), prima ballerina, National Theatre (Prague)
Kateřina Mrázová (born 1972), ice dancer
Veronika Morávková (born 1983), ice dancer
Lucie Myslivečková (born 1989), ice dancer
Eva Peštová (born 1952), ice dancer
Anna Pisánská (fl. 1970s), ice dancer
Liliana Řeháková (1958–2008), ice dancer
Viera Řeháková (born 1964), ice dancer
Eva Romanová (born 1946), ice dancer
Barbora Silná (born 1989), Czech-Austrian ice dancer
Diana Skotnická (born 1940s), ice dancer
Ivana Střondalová (born 1970), ice dancer
Milena Tůmová (fl. 1960s), ice dancer
Nikola Višňová (born 1992), ice dancer
Šárka Vondrková (born 1976), ice dancer
Jana Zangiová (fl 1980s), ice dancer

Denmark

Marie Barch
Dinna Bjørn (born 1947), prima ballerina, choreographer, ballet mistress, Royal Danish Ballet
Mette Bødtcher (born 1965), balletna, trained and danced at the Royal Danish Theatre
Gudrun Bojesen (born 1976), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Edith von Bonsdorff (1890–1968), ballet dancer
Valborg Borchsenius (1872–1949), soloist with the Royal Danish ballet, later an instructor
Ida Brun (1792–1857), singer, dancer, mine artist
Camilla Dallerup (born 1974), ballroom dancer, coach
Eva Eklund (1922–2015), Swedish-born Danish dancer, singer, composer
Vivi Flindt (born 1943), soloist with the Royal Danish Ballet, now a choreographer
Laurence Fournier Beaudry (born 1992), ice dancer
Anine Frølich (1762–1784), ballerina, first native Dane in the Royal Danish Ballet
Adeline Genée (1878–1970), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, later classical ballet and music hall roles at Empire, Leicester Square, in New York and Sydney
Katelyn Good (born 1990), ice dancer
Gerda Karstens (1903–1988), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
Lucile Grahn (1819–1907), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, performed widely across Europe
Susanne Grinder (born 1981), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Eline Heger (1774–1842), ballet dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Else Højgaard (1906–1979), ballerina, stage and film actress, Royal Danish Theatre
Mette Ingvarsten (active since 2003), Danish dancer, choreographer and performance artist
Lis Jeppesen (born 1956), soloist with the Royal Danish Ballet
Andrea Krætzmer (1811–1889), soloist in August Bournonville's early ballets
Mette Hønningen (born 1944), principal at the Royal Danish Ballet
Charlotte Jørgensen (born 1972), ballroom dancer
Hélène Kirsova (1910–1962), ballerina, choreographer, director
Margot Lander (1910–1961), born in Oslo, Denmark's first prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
Anna Lærkesen (born 1942), soloist at the Royal Danish Ballet
Elna Lassen (1901–1930), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
Gitte Lindstrøm (born 1975), principal dancer, teacher, Royal Danish Ballet
Charlotte Jørgensen (born 1987), dancer, singer, actress
Asta Mollerup (1881–1945), brought modern dance to Denmark
Augusta Nielsen (1822–1902), ballerina, performed as a soloist in Bournonville's ballets
Elna Ørnberg (1890–1969), ballerina, performed as a soloist in Bournonville's ballets
Ulla Poulsen (1905–2001), soloist with the Royal Danish Ballet, also an actress
Ida Praetorius (born 1993), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Ellen Price (1878–1968), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
Juliette Price (1831–1906), prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, worked closely with August Bournonville
Kirsten Ralov (1922–1999), ballerina, ballet mistress, associate director, Royal Danish Ballet
Louise Rasmussen (1815–1874), ballet dancer and stage actor, Royal Danish Ballet
Johanne Rosing (1756–1853), actress, ballet dancer
Margrethe Schall (1775–1852), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
Silja Schandorff (born 1969), ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet
Delia Sheppard (born 1961), actress, model, singer, ballet dancer
Kirsten Simone (born 1934), first soloist Royal Danish Ballet
Nini Theilade (1915–2018), ballet dancer, choreographer, starred in the film A Midsummer Night's Dream
Valda Valkyrien (1895–1956), Iceland-born prima ballerina, Royal Danish Ballet, later silent film actress in the United States
Mona Vangsaae (1920–1983), ballet dancer, choreographer and instructor
Emilie Walbom (1858–1932), ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet mistress

Estonia

Johanna Allik (born 1994), ice dancer
Grethe Grünberg (born 1988), ice dancer
Anna Mosenkova (born 1973), ice dancer
Agnes Oaks (born 1970), ballet dancer, former principal dancer, English National Ballet
Irina Shtork (born 1993), ice dancer
Marina Timofeieva (born 1984), ice dancer

Finland

Ritva Arvelo (1921–2013), actress, screenwriter, pioneer in modern dance
Sorella Englund (born 1945), soloist, character dancer, teacher, Royal Danish Ballet
Alina Frasa (1834–1899), Finnish ballet dancer and choreographer
Maggie Gripenberg (1881–1976), pioneer of modern dance in Finland
Hanna Haarala (active since 2000s), Latin American dancer
Irja Hagfors (1905–1988), dancer, choreographer, dance teacher
Jessica Huot (born 1983), ice dancer
Olesia Karmi (born 1992), ice dancer
Hanna Karttunen (fl. 2000s), Latin American dancer
Oona Kivelä (born 1983), professional dancer, pole dancer
Jaana Kunitz (born 1972), ballroom dancer, dance instructor
Monica Lindfors (born 2000), ice dancer
Henna Lindholm (born 1989), ice dancer
Marja Merisalo (born 1965), choreographer, dancer, director
Cleo Nordi (1898–1983), prima ballerina with Anna Pavlova, choreographer and teacher in London
Susanna Rahkamo (born 1965), ice dancer
Sirpa Suutari (fl. 1990s), professional ballroom dancer
Cecilia Törn (born 1994), ice dancer
Satu Tuomisto, active since 2000, contemporary dance choreographer
Anu Viheriäranta (born 1982), principal dancer, Dutch National Ballet
Maikki Uotila (born 1977), ice dancer

France

Angélique Abachkina (born 2000), ice dancer
Françoise Adret (1920–2018), ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer, director
Émilienne d'Alençon (1869–1946), dancer, actress, courtesan
Marie Allard (1738–1802), ballerina, Comédie-Française, Paris Opera Ballet
Mademoiselle Ambroisine (1811–1882), prima ballerina, leading lady of romantic ballet in Brussels
Madame Anatole (1793–?), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet
Anne and Janneton Auretti (fl 1740–1760)
Jane Avril (1868–1943), can-can dancer, Moulin Rouge
Josephine Baker (1906–1975), American-born erotic dancer, singer, entertainer, Folies Bergère, also in films
Léonore Baulac (born 1989), ballet dancer, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet
Claude Bessy (born 1932), ballerina, teacher, Paris Opera Ballet
Émilie Bigottini (1784–1858), ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet
Doriane Bontemps (born 1967), ice dancer
Emmanuelle Bouaziz (active since 2007), actress, dancer, singer
Hélène Bouchet (born 1980), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Hamburg Ballet
Muriel Boucher-Zazoui (fl 1970s), ice dancer
Olympe Bradna (1920–2012), dancer, actress
Élodie Brouiller (born 1987), ice dancer
Roxane Butterfly (active since 1998), tap dancer, choreographer
Rita Cadillac (1936–1995), exotic dancer, singer, actress, Crazy Horse, Folies Bergère
Vanessa Cailhol (active since 2004), dancer, singer, musicals performer
Leslie Caron (born 1931), ballerina, film actress, starred in Gigi
Pernelle Carron (born 1986), ice dancer
Céline Céleste (1815–1882), ballerina, highly successful in New York
Marie-Adrienne Chameroy (1779–1802), dancer at the Paris Opera
Jeanne Chasles (1869–1939), dancer, choreographer and professor of dance at the National Conservatory
Cha-U-Kao, dancer and clown
Jeanne Chasles (1869–1939), dancer, choreographer at the Opéra Comique
Yvette Chauviré (1917–2016), prima ballerina, director, Paris Opera Ballet
Isabelle Ciaravola (born 1972), ballet dancer, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet
Valentine Colasante (born 1989), ballet dancer, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet
Émilie Cozette (born 1981), ballerina, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet
Polly Cuninghame (1785–1837), ballerina, active in Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg
Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo (1710–1770), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet, the first to execute the entrechat quatre and to wear ballet slippers
Sophie Daguin (1801–1881), ballerina, choreographer, Royal Swedish Opera
Suzette Defoye (1741–1787), ballet dancer, actress, opera singer
Isabelle Delobel (born 1978), ice dancer
Véronique Delobel (born 1978), ice dancer
Davina Delor (born 1952), dancer, choreographer, Buddhist nun
Bintou Dembélé (born 1975), pioneering hip hop dancer, choreographer
Dominique Deniaud (born 1977), ice dancer
Gaby Deslys (1881–1920), show dancer, singer, actress, performed on Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre
Suzanne Douvillier (1778–1826), ballerina, choreographer, perhaps the first trained ballerina to perform in the United States
Adèle Dumilâtre (1821–1909), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet, Drury Lane, La Scala
Aurélie Dupont (born 1973), director and former ballet dancer, étoile and artistic director, Paris Opera Ballet
Pauline Duvernay (1812–1894), ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet, also London
Estelle Elizabeth (born 1996), ice dancer
Eugénie Fiocre (1845–1908), ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet, often in male roles
Louise Fitzjames (born 1809), ballet dancer with the Paris Opera
Mathilde Froustey (born 1985), ballet dancer, principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Dorothée Gilbert (born 1983), ballerina, étoile of Paris Opera Ballet
Marie-Agnès Gillot (born c. 1974), ballet dancer, choreographer, étoile of Paris Opera Ballet
Geneviève Gosselin (1791–1818), ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet
La Goulue (1866–1929), can-can dancer, Moulin Rouge
Isabelle Guérin (born 1961), ballet dancer, principal dancer with Paris Opera Ballet
Christiane Guhel (born 1962), ice dancer
Sylvie Guillem (born 1965), ballerina, choreographer, contemporary dancer, Paris Opera Ballet, Sadler's Wells Theatre
Marie-Madeleine Guimard (1743–1816), ballerina, star of the Paris Opera under Louis XVI
Nathalie Hervé (born 1963), ice dancer
Fauve Hautot (born 1986), dancer, choreographer
Zizi Jeanmaire (1924–2020), ballet dancer, film actress, appeared in Hans Christian Andersen
Katherine Kath (1920–2012), prima ballerina, Théâtre du Châtelet, film and television actress
Dominique Khalfouni (born 1951), ballerina, teacher, Paris Opera Ballet, Ballet National de Marseille
De Lafontaine (1655–1738), ballerina, considered to be the first professional female dancer, Paris Opera
Brigitte Lefèvre (born 1944), dancer, choreographer, director of the Paris Opera Ballet
Marcelle Lender (1862–1926), stage dancer, singer, Théâtre des Variétés, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec
Marie Lesueur (1799–1890), ballet dancer, Théâtre de Marseille, Théâtre de la Monnaie
Agnès Letestu (born 1971), ballerina, étoile of Paris Opera Ballet
Emma Livry (1842–1863), ballerina, romantic ballet, Paris Opera, died after her clothes caught fire on stage
Sophie Lothaire (1732–?), dancer, actress, director, active in Brussels
Monique Loudières (born 1956), ballet dancer, teacher, étoile with the Paris Opera Ballet
Mariquita (1830–1922), see Algeria
Brigitte Martin (fl 1960s), ice dancer
Sophie Martin (born 1984), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Scottish Ballet
Genia Melikova (1924–2004), ballerina, choreographer, teacher, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas, also performed on Broadway
Cléo de Mérode (1875–1966), dancer, international star
Antonine Meunier (1877–1972), ballet dancer, teacher, writer
Magali Messac (fl 1969), ballet dancer, joined the American Ballet Theatre in 1969
Sophie Moniotte (born 1969), ice dancer
Madame Montessu (1803–1877), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet
Marion Motin (active since 2006), dancer, choreographer
Marguerite Morel (1737–1804), ballerina, opera singer, active in Sweden at Bollhuset
Bérangère Nau (born 1976), ice dancer
Stacia Napierkowska (1891–1945), dancer, film actress, appeared in many silent films
Lise Noblet (1801–1852), ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet
Clairemarie Osta (born 1970), former ballet dancer, étoile with the Paris Opera Ballet
Martine Olivier (fl 1970s), ice dancer
Alia Ouabdelsselam (born 1978), ice dancer
Myriam Ould-Braham (born 1982), ballerina, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet
Ludmila Pagliero (born 1983), see Argentina
Corinne Paliard (born 1970), ice dancer
Gabriella Papadakis (born 1995), ice dancer
Mademoiselle Parisot (c. 1775–after 1837), opera singer, ballet dancer, King's Theatre
Nathalie Péchalat (born 1983), ice dancer
Roxane Petetin (born 1981), ice dancer
Sonia Petrovna (born 1952), ballerina, actress
Marie-Claude Pietragalla (born 1963), dancer, choreographer
Wilfride Piollet (1943–2015), ballerina, choreographer
Barbara Piton (born 1977), ice dancer
Élisabeth Platel (born 1959), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet
Françoise Prévost (c. 1680–1741), ballerina, remembered for her solo Les Caractères de la Danse, Paris Opera
Liane de Pougy (1869–1950), courtesan, cabaret dancer, Folies Bergère
Laetitia Pujol (born 1975), ballet dancer, étoile with the Paris Opera Ballet
Alice Renavand (born 1980), ballet dancer, étoile with the Paris Opera Ballet
Rigolboche (1842–1920), stage dancer, possibly invented the can-can
Marie Sallé (1707–1756), prima ballerina, first female choreographer, Paris Opera Ballet, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London
Marie Sanlaville (1847–1930), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet, often in male roles
Magali Sauri (born 1977), ice dancer
Élisabeth Soligny (1749–?), prima ballerina, ballet mistress, Royal Swedish Ballet
Louise Stichel (1856–after 1933), dancer, ballet master
Agnès Souret (1902–1928), show dancer, actress, winner of first Miss France contest
Marie-Thérèse de Subligny (1666–1735), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet, first professional ballet dancer to appear in England (1702)
Marina Svetlova (1922–2009), ballerina, Original Ballet Russe, Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Ludmilla Tchérina (1924–2004), prima ballerina, Ballet des Champs-Élysées, also appeared in films and on television
Ghislaine Thesmar (born 1943), prima ballerina, choreographer, Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Caroline Truong (born 1980), ice dancer
Marie van Goethem (born 1865, death unknown), dancer, model
Violette Verdy (1933–2016), ballerina, Ballet des Champs-Élysées, New York City Ballet, director of Paris Opera Ballet
Adorée Villany (1891–19??), dancer, choreographer
Dominique Yvon (born 1968), ice dancer

Germany

Ruth Abramovitsch Sorel (1907–1974), dancer, choreographer, director, active in Canada
Karin von Aroldingen (1941–2018), ballet dancer, former principal dancer with New York City Ballet
Annerose Baier (born 1946), ice dancer
Pina Bausch (1940–2009), dancer and choreographer, company founder, Tanztheater
Antonia Becherer (born 1963), ice dancer
Christina Beier (born 1984), ice dancer
Lotte Berk (1913–2003), ballet dancer, teacher
Anita Berber (1899–1928), cabaret dancer in Berlin
Hannelore Bey (born 1941), ballerina, Komische Oper Berlin
Petra Born (born 1965), ice dancer
Sonja Bragowa (1903–1998), expressionist dancer, revue dancer
Angelika Buck (born 1950), ice dancer
Ursula Cain (1927–2011), modern dancer, ballet dancer, teacher, Leipzig Opera, television appearances
Marlene Charell (born 1944), modern dancer, Le Lido
Ursula Deinert (1910–1988), dancer, film actress
Clotilde von Derp (1892–1974), expressionist dancer, partner and wife of Alexander Sakharoff
Jutta Deutschland (born 1958), prima ballerina, Komische Oper Berlin
Hertha Feist (1896–1990), expressionist dancer, combining gymnastics, nudity and dance
Stefanie Frohberg (born 1991), ice dancer
Yvonne Georgi (1903–1975), ballerina, choreographer, ballet mistress
Valeska Gert (1892–1978), cabaret dancer, film actress, also in the United States
Tatjana Gsovsky (1901–1993), see Russia
Grit Hegesa (1891–1972), dancer, silent film actress
Anna Heinel (1753–1808), ballerina, Paris Opera
Heike Hennig (born 1966), modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, active mainly in Leipzig
Ida Herion (1896–1959), modernist dance teacher in Stuttgart
Carolina Hermann (born 1988), ice dancer
Reinhild Hoffmann (born 1966), show dancer
Hanya Holm (1893–1992), major contributor to modern dance in the United States, especially Broadway musicals
Dore Hoyer (1911–1967), expressionist dancer, choreographer, teacher, associate of Mary Wigman
La Jana (1905–1940), Austrian-born cabaret dancer, film actress
Karina Jäger-von Stülpnagel, ballet dancer, former soloist with Royal Ballet of Flanders
Birgit Keil (born 1944), prima ballerina, teacher, Stuttgart Ballet
Tiger Kirchharz (born 1985), show dancer, choreographer and actress, also in the United States
Franziska Romana Koch (1748–1796), ballet dancer, soprano singer, actress
Shari Koch (born 1993), ice dancer
Tanja Kolbe (born 1990), ice dancer
Gertrud Leistikow (1885–1948), show dancer, teacher in Amsterdam
Rosemarie Lindt (born 1939), ballet dancer, film actress
Maria Litto (1919–1996), prima ballerina, choreographer, film actress, pioneered dance on German television
Kavita Lorenz (born 1995), ice dancer
Jo Mihaly (1902–1989), expressionist dancer, writer, fled to Zurich
Katharina Müller (born 1995), ice dancer
Nicole Nau (born 1963), Argentine tango dancer, show director
Lea Niako (1908–?), exotic dancer, film actress
Anneliese von Oettingen (1917–2002), ballerina, choreographer, teacher, taught ballet and modern dance in Cincinnati
Edith Oß (1914–2012), dancer, film actress
Gret Palucca (1902–1993), dancer, teacher in Berlin and post-war East Germany
Eva Prawitz (1920–2013), ice dancer
Laya Raki (1927–2018), dancer, film actress
Stephanie Rauer (born 1979), ice dancer
Edel von Rothe (1925–2008), prima ballerina, ballet mistress, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Sonia Santiago (born 1966), ballet dancer and teacher
Steffi Scherzer (born 1957), prima ballerina, Berlin State Opera, instructor in Zurich
Ria Schiffner (born 1996), ice dancer
Bessie Schonberg (1906–1997), modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, active mainly in New York
Yvonne Schulz (born 1974), ice dancer
Miriam Steinel (born 1982), ice dancer
Rina Thieleke (born 1987), ice dancer
Natascha Trofimowa (1923–1979), prima ballerina, German State Opera, Bavarian State Opera
Georgette Tsinguirides (born 1928), ballet dancer, ballet mistress, choreologist
Konstanze Vernon (1939–2013), prima ballerina, teacher, Bavarian State Opera
Carmen Vincelj (born 1972), ballroom dancer
Jill Vernekohl (born 1980), ice dancer
Sasha Waltz (born 1963), modern dancer, choreographer, director, active in Berlin
Sybil Werden (1924–2007), dancer, film actress
Mary Wigman (1886–1973), expressionist dancer, choreographer, teacher, important figure in modern dance, taught in Dresden and post-war Berlin
Marianne Winkelstern (1910–1966), dancer, film actress
Kati Winkler (born 1974), ice dancer
Greta Wrage von Pustau (1902–1989), dancer, dance teacher

Greece

Toula Limnaios (born 1963), dancer, choreographer, based in Germany
Tatiana Mamaki (1921–2007), ballerina, choreographer, teacher, ballet of the Greek National Opera
Evelina Papoulia (born 1971), modern dancer, actress
Dora Stratou (1903–1988), Greek folk dancer

Hungary

Krisztina Barta (born 1991), ice dancer
Ilona Berecz (born 1975), ice dancer
Ilona Berecz (born 1947), ice dancer, coach
Valéria Dienes (1879–1978), dancer, choreographer, and movement theorist
Steffi Duna (1910–1992), dancer, film actress in the United States
Klára Engi (born 1967), ice dancer
Zita Gebora (born 1982), ice dancer
Nóra Hoffmann (born 1985), ice dancer
Györgyi Korda (born 1964), ice dancer
Nora Kovach (1931–2009), ballerina, Budapest State Opera, Festival Ballet, London
Edit Mató (born 1966), ice dancer
Zsuzsanna Nagy (born 1986), ice dancer
Judit Péterfy (born 1960s), ice dancer
Kornélia Pongo (born 1976), ice dancer
Krisztina Regőczy (born 1955), ice dancer
Gabriella Remport (active 1978–1984), ice dancer
Enikő Somorjai (born 1981), ballet dancer
Bianca Szíjgyártó (born 1981), ice dancer
Dóra Turóczi (born 1990), ice dancer

Iceland

Hanna Rún Óladóttir (born 1990), ballroom dancer
Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir (born 1945), actress, dancer, choreographer, cultural director

Ireland

Jean Butler (born 1971), Irish step dancer
Marguerite Donlon (born 1966), ballerina, choreographer, director, working mainly in Germany
Joanne Doyle (born 1973), dancer, Riverdance specialist
Bernadette Flynn (born 1979), Irish dancer, show dancer, performed in musical Lord of the Dance
Margaret Kelly Leibovici (1910–2004), show dancer in Paris
Monica Loughman (born c. 1978), ballerina, joined the Russian Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre in 1992, founder and director of Ireland's Monica Loughman Ballet^[1]
Lola Montez (1821–1861), dancer, courtesan
Joan Denise Moriarty (c. 1912–1992), ballerina, choreographer, traditional Irish dancer, founder of professional ballet in Ireland
Gillian Norris (born 1978), show dancer
Ninette de Valois (1898–2001), ballerina, choreographer, director, founded Vic-Wells Ballet which became the Royal Ballet

Italy

Eleonora Abbagnato (born 1978), ballet dancer, étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet
Lorenza Alessandrini (born 1990), ice dancer
Silvia Azzoni (born 1973), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Hamburg Ballet
Alessia Aureli (born 1984), ice dancer
Giovanna Baccelli (1753–1801), ballerina, moved to London
Teresa Bandettini (1763–1837), dancer, poet
Giovanna Bassi (1762–1834), ballerina based in Sweden
Alice Bellagamba (born 1987), dancer, actress
Brunilde Bianchi (born 1964), ice dancer
Giuseppina Bozzacchi (1853–1870), ballerina, Paris Opera
Sabrina Brazzo (born 1968), prima ballerina, La Scala Ballet
Carlotta Brianza (1865–1938), prima ballerina, La Scala, Mariinsky Theatre
Amalia Brugnoli (1802–1892), ballerina, first to have used the pointe technique
Alessia Busi (born 1994), ice dancer
Stefania Calegari (born 1967), ice dancer
Barbara Campanini (1721–1799), ballerina, actress, Paris Opera
Anna Cappellini (born 1987), ice dancer
Fanny Cerrito (1817–1909), ballerina, early female choreographer, Paris Opera, La Scala
Matilde Ciccia (born 1952), ice dancer
Petra Conti (born 1988), ballet dancer, principal dancer with Los Angeles Ballet
Lucia Cormani (c.1854–c.1934), ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher
Antonietta Dell'Era (1861–1945), prima ballerina, active in St Petersberg and Berlin
Oriella Dorella (born 1952), étoile with La Scala Theatre Ballet
Viviana Durante (born 1967), prima ballerina, Royal Ballet, La Scala
Federica Faiella (born 1981), ice dancer
Amalia Ferraris (1828–1904), ballerina, Theatre Royal, Paris Opera
Alessandra Ferri (born 1963), prima ballerina assoluta, active with the Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and La Scala Theatre Ballet
Carla Fracci (1936–2021), prima ballerina, choreographer, ballat mistress, La Scala, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Sofia Fuoco (1830–1916), ballet dancer, performed in Paris and London
Barbara Fusar-Poli (born 1972), ice dancer
Mara Galeazzi (born 1973), ballet dancer, former principal dancer, the Royal Ballet
Rosina Galli (1892–1940), prima ballerina at La Scala Theatre Ballet, Chicago Ballet, as well as the première danseuse of the Metropolitan Opera House
Gilda Gelati (born 1967), prima ballerina, La Scala Theatre Ballet
Diane Gerencser (born 1972), ice dancer
Sara Ghislandi (born 1998), ice dancer
Carlotta Grisi (1819–1899), prima ballerina, famous for her Giselle, Paris Opera, Imperial Ballet
Tiziana Lauri (born 1959), ballet dancer with the Rome Opera Ballet
Pierina Legnani (1863–1930), prima ballerina with La Scala, later with Russia's Imperial Ballet
Daniela Malusardi (born 1956), choreographer, teacher, dancer
Nicoletta Manni (born 1991), prima ballerina, La Scala Theatre Ballet
Liliana Merlo (1925–2002), pioneer of classical ballet in Abruzzo
Giuseppina Morlacchi (1946–1886), Italian-American dancer, introduced the can-can to the American stage
Carolina Moscheni (born 1996), ice dancer
Flavia Ottaviani (born 1981), ice dancer
Isabella Pajardi (born 1989), ice dancer
Giuliana Penzi (1918–2008), ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, co-founder of the Rome Academy
Maria Perini (1873–1939), ballet teacher in Tbilisi
Camilla Pistorello (born 1987), ice dancer
Attilia Radice (1914–1980), prima ballerina, teacher, La Scala, Rome Opera
Sara Renda (born 1991), ballet dancer, étoile at the Opéra National de Bordeaux
Carolina Rosati (1826–1905), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet, Imperial Ballet in St Petersburg
Rita Sangalli (1849–1909), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet
Luciana Savignano (born 1943), prima ballerina
Delia Scala (1929–2004), ballerina, actress
Sofia Sforza (born 1995), ice dancer
Camilla Spelta (born 1988), ice dancer
Marie Taglioni (1804–1884), see Sweden
Federica Testa (born 1983), ice dancer
Lia Trovati (born 1965), ice dancer
Odette Valery (1883–?), dancer, noted for dancing with snakes
Ambra Vallo (fl 1990s), principal with the Birmingham Royal Ballet
Carlotta Zambelli (1875–1968), prima ballerina, teacher, Paris Opera
Virginia Zucchi (1849–1933), ballerina, teacher, danced in Russia

Latvia

Tatjana Barbakoff (1899–1944), ballet dancer, Chinese style dancer
Ludmilla Chiriaeff (1924–1996), Latvian-Canadian dancer, choreographer, teacher, and company director
Elza Leimane (born 1984), ballet dancer whose father, Aivars Leimanis, is artistic director of Latvia's National Ballet
Simona Orinska (born 1978), butoh artist, choreographer, dance movement therapy

Lithuania

Svetlana Beriosova (1932–1998), prima ballerina, Royal Ballet
Sonia Gaskell (1904–1974), dancer, choreographer, teacher, artistic director of the Dutch National Ballet
Jurgita Dronina (born 1986), ballet dancer, principal dancer, National Ballet of Canada, formerly English National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet
Aušra Gineitytė [lt] (born 1962), ballet dancer and pedagogue
Tamara Kalibataitė [lt] (1926–2010), dancer and choreographer
Elena Kepalaitė [lt] (born 1920), sculptor, painter and dancer
Aira Naginevičiutė [lt] (born 1965), dancer, choreographer and teacher
Eglė Špokaitė (born 1971), ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the Lithuanian National Opera and ballet theater (1989–2011)

Luxembourg

Germaine Damar (born 1929), stage dancer, film actress

Netherlands

Maria Francisca Bia (1809–1889), ballerina, opera singer
Marie Bovet (born 1948), prima ballerina, Dutch National Ballet, 1968 (under Director Sonia Gaskell); expert leaper
Anna Maria de Bruyn (1708–1744), stage actress, ballet dancer
Polly Cuninghame (1785–1837), see France
Anouk van Dijk (born 1965), dancer, choreographer, artistic director
Sonia Gaskell (1904–1974), see Lithuania
Chaja Goldstein (1908–1999), Jewish dancer and singer
Martine van Hamel (born 1945), ballerina, director, teacher
Mata Hari (1876–1917), exotic modern dancer in Paris, executed for spying
Corrie Hartong (1906–1991), dancer, dance teacher, choreographer
Penney de Jager (born 1948), ballet dancer, choreographer, founded the Holland Show Ballet
Bettie de Jong (born 1933), ballet dancer, lead dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company
Igone de Jongh (born 1979), former ballet dancer, principal dancer, Dutch National Ballet
Susanna van Lee (c. 1630–1700), actress, ballet dancer, also performed in Sweden
Alexandra Radius (born 1942), ballerina, Dutch National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre
Natalie La Rose (born 1988), singer, dancer, active in the United States
Didy Veldman (born 1967), ballet dancer, choreographer

Norway

Kjersti Alveberg (born 1948), ballet dancer, show dancer, choreographer, director
Mona Berntsen (born 1990), Norwegian-Moroccan dancer
Anne Borg (1936–2016), ballet dancer, choreographer
Belinda Braza (born 1981), singer, professional dancer, dance teacher
Gyda Christensen (1872–1964), actress, dancer, choreographer, headed the National Theatre's ballet school
Anne Borg (1912–2003), dancer, ballet teacher
Greta Gynt (1916–2000), singer, dancer, actress
Henriette Hansen (1814–1892), actress, opera singer, considered to be Norway's first native professional ballet dancer
Signe Hofgaard (1901–1998), dancer, choreographer, organizational leader
Lillebil Ibsen (1899–1989), ballet dancer, film actress, danced in Max Reinhardt's pantomime productions
Inga Jacobi (1891–1937), German-born Norwegian ballet dancer, choreographer
Jorunn Kirkenær (1926–2021), ballet dancer, choreographer
Ellen Kjellberg (born 1948), ballet dancer, Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
Gerd Kjølaas (1909–2000), ballet dancer, choreographer
Gerd Larsen (1921–2001), ballerina, performed with England's Royal Ballet
Indra Lorentzen (born 1956), ballet dancer, choreographer
Ingrid Lorentzen (born 1972), ballerina, director, Norwegian National Ballet
Henny Mürer (1925–1997), ballet dancer, choreographer, Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, headed National Ballet School
Tone Nyhagen (1963–2015), world champion sport dancer
Edith Roger (1922–2023), ballet dancer, modern dancer, choreographer, theatre director, Ny Norsk Ballett
Alice Mürer Siem (1925–2002), ballet dancer, choreographer, danced in revues, operettas and classical ballet
Klara Semb (1884–1970), Norwegian folk dancer, choreographer, teacher
Helene Spilling (born 1996), dancer, television personality
Elizabeth Svarstad (born 1977), baroque dancer, choreographer, dance historian
Madame Stuart (fl 1772), possibly the first Norwegian ballerina, also acrobat, singer, actress, composer
Marguerite Thoresen (1908–1967), international ballet dancer performing as Rita Tori
Vera Zorina (1917–2003), ballerina, actress, choreographer
Silje Aker Johnsen (active since 2013), singer, dancer

Poland

Agata Błażowska (born 1978), ice dancer
Joanna Budner (born 1988), ice dancer
Agnieszka Domańska (born 1975), ice dancer
Agnieszka Dulej (born 1983), ice dancer
Iwona Filipowicz (born 1976), ice dancer
Halina Gordon-Półtorak (fl 1970s), ice dancer, referee, chair of the International Skating Union's technical committee for ice dancing
Honorata Górna (born 1968), ice dancer, national champion
Małgorzata Grajcar (fl 1988), ice dancer, national champion
Gilda Gray (1901–1959), show dancer, known for the shimmy
Loda Halama (1911–1996), prima ballerina, Grand Theatre, Warsaw, several Polish films
Edyta Herbuś (born 1981), competition dancer
Natalia Kaliszek (born 1996), ice dancer
Alexandra Kauc (born 1980), ice dancer
Marianna Malińska (1767–fl.1797), ballerina, first native ballerina in Poland
Sylwia Nowak (born 1976), ice dancer, coach
Justyna Plutowska (born 1991), ice dancer
Kamila Przyk (fl 1997), ice dancer
Marie Rambert (1888–1982), ballerina, teacher, Ballet Rambert
Edyta Śliwińska (born 1981), ballroom dancer
Natasza Urbańska (born 1977), actress, singer, ballroom dancer
Jolanta Wesołowska (born 1958), ice dancer
Teresa Weyna (born 1950), ice dancer

Portugal

Vera Mantero (born 1966), dancer and choreographer

Romania

Alina Cojocaru (born 1981), ballet dancer, principal dancer, English National Ballet, formerly The Royal Ballet
Mijaela Tesleoanu (1942–2011), ballerina and ballet mistress
Francesca Velicu,

Russia

Elena Andreianova (1819–1857), prima ballerina, Bolshoi Ballet
Marina Anissina (born 1975), French-Russian ice dancer
Natalia Annenko (born 1964), ice dancer
Marina Antipova (born 1992), ice dancer
Ksenia Antonova (born 1990), ice dancer
Altynai Asylmuratova (born 1961), prima ballerina, Mariinsky Ballet, worldwide guest appearances, director of Vaganova Academy
Elena Batanova (born 1964), ice dancer
Anastasia Belova (born 1981), ice dancer
Natalia Bestemianova (born 1960), ice dancer
Ekaterina Bobrova (born 1990), ice dancer
Catherine Chislova (1846–1889), ballerina
Liana Churilova (born 1991), ballroom dancer
Alexandra Danilova (1903–1997), ballerina, teacher, Ballets Russes, emigrated to the United States
Maria Danilova (1793–1810), ballet dancer from the St. Petersburg school, died when 17
Ekaterina Davydova (born 1978), ice dancer
Anna Demidova (born 1988), Russian-American ballroom dancer
Katusha Demidova (fl 2009), professional World Ballroom Dance champion
Oksana Domnina (born 1984), ice dancer
Natalia Dubova (born 1948), ice dancer, coach
Sofia Evdokimova (born 1996), ice dancer
Sofia Fedorova (1879–1963), ballerina
Elena Garanina (born 1956), ice dancer
Tamara Geva (1907–1997), Russian-American actress, ballet dancer, choreographer
Sofia Golovkina (1915–2004), ballerina, teacher, head of Bolshoi Ballet School
Julia Golovina (born 1982), ice dancer
Anastasia Gorshkova (born 1987), ice dancer
Kristina Gorshkova (born 1989), ice dancer
Nadezhda Gracheva (born 1969), see Kazakhstan
Anastasia Grebenkina (born 1979), ice dancer
Elena Grinenko (born 1976), ballroom dancer, now in the United States
Irina Grishkova (born 1946), ice dancer
Oksana Grishuk (born 1972), ice dancer
Tatjana Gsovsky (1901–1993), German-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
Ekaterina Gvozdkova (born 1981), ice dancer, coach
Elena Ilinykh (born 1994), ice dancer
Avdotia Istomina (1799–1848), most celebrated 19th-century Imperial Russian ballerina
Anna Johansson (1860–1917), ballerina with the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet
Katya Jones (born 1993), dancer and choreographer, now in the United Kingdom
Vera Karalli (1889–1972), ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre, also film actress, ballet mistress Romanian Opera
Tamara Karsavina (1885–1978), prima ballerina, teacher, Imperial Russian Ballet, Royal Ballet
Maria Kochetkova (born 1984), freelance ballet dancer, principal dancer, formerly San Francisco Ballet and American Ballet Theatre
Olga Khokhlova (1891–1955), ballet dancer, first wife of Pablo Picasso
Mathilde Kschessinska (1872–1971), ballerina of Polish extraction, danced with Saint Petersburg's Mariinsky Ballet, later teacher in France
Maria Nikolaevna Kuznetsova (1880–1966), prominent opera singer and dancer
Ileana Leonidoff (1893–after 1966) founder of the ballet corp of the Royal Opera of Rome, Ballet Oficial de Bolivia, Guayaquil Ballet (Ecuador) and Trujillo Ballet Company (Peru).
Lydia Lopokova (1892–1981), prima ballerina, Ballets Russes
Svetlana Lunkina (born 1979), ballet dancer, principal dancer, National Ballet of Canada
Yulia Makhalina (born 1968), principal dancer, Mariinsky Ballet
Natalia Makarova (born 1940), prima ballerina, choreographer, Kirov Ballet
Sulamith Messerer (1908–2004), ballerina, choreographer, ballet mistress, Bolshoi Theatre, helped establish Tokyo Ballet
Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972), prima ballerina, choreographer, teacher, Imperial Ballet, Ballets Russes
Cleo Nordi (1898–1983), prima ballerina with Pavlova's troupe, choreographer, teacher in London
Natalia Osipova (born 1986), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet, formerly Bolshoi Ballet and Mikhailovsky ballet
Veronika Part (born 1978), former ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Daria Pavlenko (born 1978), prima ballerina, Mariinsky Ballet
Anna Pavlova (1881–1931), prima ballerina, danced with the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes
Maya Plisetskaya (1925–2015), prima ballerina, choreographer, teacher, danced with the Bolshoi
Julia Powers (fl. 1991), Russian-American ballroom dancer
Olga Preobrajenska (1871–1962), ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet
Kristina Rihanoff (born 1977), professional ballroom dancer
Jia Ruskaja (1902–1970), Russian dancer and choreographer who established a national dance school in Italy
Polina Semionova (born 1985) ballet dancer, principal dancer, Berlin State Ballet and American Ballet Theatre
Marina Semyonova (1908–2010), prima ballerina, teacher, danced with the Bolshoi
Tatyana Shlykova (1773–1863), ballerina and opera singer
Elena Smirnova (1888–1934), last prima ballerina with the Mariinsky Theatre in Imperial Russia
Olga Smirnova (born 1991), recent leading roles with the Bolshoi
Alina Somova (born 1985), prima ballerina, Mariinsky Ballet
Raisa Struchkova (1925–2005), ballet dancer, teacher
Elena Surgutskaya (born 1986), ballroom dancer, choreographer
Thamara de Swirsky (1888–1961), dancer, known for dancing barefoot
Viktoria Tereshkina (born 1983), prima ballerina, Mariinsky Ballet
Avdotya Timofeyeva (born 1739, death unknown), early ballerina trained by Jean-Baptiste Landé
Anna Tsygankova (born 1979), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Dutch National Ballet
Galina Ulanova (1910–1998), prima ballerina, danced with the Mariinsky Ballet and the Bolshoi
Agrippina Vaganova (1879–1951), ballerina, ballet teacher, developed the Vaganova method
Ekaterina Vaganova (born 1988), champion ballroom and Latin American dancer
Stella Voskovetskaya (born 1965), ballerina, teacher, emigrated to the US
Lyubov Yegorova (1880–1972), ballerina, ballet teacher
Yulia Zagoruychenko (born 1981), Latin American dance champion

Serbia

Irma de Malkhozouny, ballet dancer

Slovenia

Stanislava Brezovar (1937–2003), ballerina, starred in the film Ples čarovnic (Dance of the Witches)
Meta Vidmar (1899–1975), modern dancer, expressionist dancer, teacher

Spain

Antonia Santiago Amador (born 1946; La Chana), flamenco dancer
Alicia Amatriain, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Stuttgart Ballet
Dores André, ballet dancer, principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
La Argentinita (1898–1945), ballet dancer, costume designer
Elisa Badenes, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Stuttgart Ballet
Sara Baras (born 1971), flamenco dancer
Carmencita (1868–1910), Spanish show dancer, American music-hall ballet dancer
La Chunga (born 1938), flamenco dancer
Luz Chavita (1880–?), music hall ballet dancer in Paris
Dalilah (1936–2001), flamenco dancer, oriental dancer
Adelita Domingo (1930–2012), dancer, songwriter, concert pianist, teacher of dance and tonadilla songs
Lola Flores (1923–1995), flamenco dancer, actress
Cristina Hoyos (born 1946), flamenco dancer, choreographer, film actress
María Juncal (born ca. 1981), flamenco dancer
Lucia Lacarra (born 1975), ballet dancer, former principal with Bayerisches Staatsballett
Blanca Li (born 1964), ballet dancer, flamenco dancer, choreographer
Pilar López Júlvez (1912–2008), show dancer, choreographer, also performed in Latin America and United States
Sara Luzita (born 1922), ballerina, Spanish dancer, Ballet Rambert
Juana la Macarrona (1860–1947), flamenco dancer, danced in Paris and elsewhere in Europe
Rosita Mauri (1850–1923), prima ballerina, Paris Opera Ballet
Itziar Mendizabal (born 1981), ballet dancer, first soloist, The Royal Ballet
Merche Esmeralda (born 1947/50), flamenco dancer and choreographer
Laura Morera (born c. 1981), principal dancer, The Royal Ballet
Arantxa Ochoa (born 1974), principal dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet
La Belle Otero (1868–1965), show dancer, star of the Folies Bergère
María Pagés (born 1963), flamenco dancer, choreographer, touring internationally with her Maria Pagès Company
Blanca del Rey (born 1946), flamenco dancer and choreographer
Custodia Romero (1905–1974), flamenco dancer and actress
Rosita Rodrigo (1891–1959), actress, vedette, dancer, and songwriter
Tamara Rojo (born 1974), principal dancer, director, English National Ballet, formerly The Royal Ballet
Laura del Sol (born 1961), flamenco dancer, film actress, starred in the 1983 film Carmen
Carmen Tórtola Valencia (1882–1955), show dancer, choreographer, costume designer, Folies Bergère
Katita Waldo (born 1968), ballet dancer, former principal and ballet master, San Francisco Ballet
Nadia Yanowsky, dancer, Royal New Zealand Ballet
Zenaida Yanowsky (born 1975), former ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet
Angelita Vargas (born 1946), flamenco dancer
Eva la Yerbabuena (born 1970), flamenco dancer
Isabella Cubas (1831–1864), dancer and actress

Sweden

Ulrika Åberg (1771–1852), one of the first native Swedes in the Royal Swedish Ballet
Birgit Åkesson (1908–2001), choreographer, dancer, dance researcher
Anneli Alhanko (born 1953 in Colombia), ballerina, has danced in several films
Aino Bergö (1915–1944), ballerina, opera singer
Jenny Brandt (1867–1933), ballerina
Cristina Caprioli (born 1953), choreographer
Dee Demirbag (born 1973), Turkish-born dancer and singer
Isabel Edvardsson (born 1982), dancer
Cecilia Ehrling (born 1984), competitive dancer
Jeanna Falk (1901–1980), dancer, dance teacher
Nikisha Fogo, ballet dancer, first soloist, Vienna State Ballet
Amanda Forsberg (born 1846), ballerina
Sophie Hagman (1758–1826), ballet dancer
Jenny Hasselquist (1894–1978), prima ballerina, Royal Ballet, acted in many silent films
Hedda Hjortsberg (1777–1867), prima ballerina, Royal Swedish Ballet
Anna Sophia Holmstedt (1759–1807), pioneering ballet dancer
Sofia Karlsson (born 1978), modern dancer
Sophie Karsten (1783–1862), prima ballerina, Royal Swedish Ballet, mother of Marie Taglioni
Ana Laguna (born 1955), internationally known Spanish-born Swedish ballet dancer, teacher
Efva Lilja (born 1956), choreographer
Marie Lindqvist (born 1970), principal dancer, teacher, Royal Swedish Ballet
Gun Lund (born 1943), choreographer, dance company director
Hilda Lund (1840–1911), prima ballerina, teacher, Royal Swedish Ballet
Sonja Lund (born 1942), dancer, actress
Jenny Nilson (born 1973), principal dancer, Royal Swedish Ballet
Charlotta Norberg (1824–1892), prima ballerina, teacher, student of August Bournonville, Royal Swedish Ballet
Nathalie Nordquist (born 1979), principal, Royal Swedish Ballet
Linda Pritchard (born 1983), singer, professional dancer
Gunhild Rosén (1855–1928), prima ballerina, choreographer, ballet master, Royal Swedish Ballet
Elsa-Marianne von Rosen (1924–2014), ballet dancer, choreographer, actress
Olga Sandberg (1844–1926), ballerina
Nadja Sellrup (born 1977), principal dancer, Royal Swedish Ballet
Charlotte Slottsberg (1760–1800), prima ballerina, Royal Swedish Ballet, danced with Antoine Bournonville
Carin da Silva (born 1984), singer, professional dancer
Lisa Steier (1888–1928), prima ballerina, teacher, ballet master, Royal Swedish Ballet
Kari Sylwan (born 1940), actress, dancer, ballet teacher, choreographer
Marie Taglioni (1804–1884), prima ballerina, Paris Opera, Imperial Ballet, first to dance en pointe
Anna Valev (born 1969), principal dancer, Royal Swedish Ballet
Maria Westberg (1853–1893), ballerina
Jennie Widegren (born 1973), dancer, choreographer

Switzerland

Manola Asensio (born 1943), ballet dancer
Christine Brodbeck (born 1950), dancer
Beatriz Consuelo (1932–2013), ballet dancer
Nina Corti (born 1953), flamenco dancer
Aenne Goldschmidt (1920–2020), expressionist dancer, choreographer, pedagogue
Ursula Kübler (1928–2010), ballet dancer with Paris Opera Ballet
Asa Lanova (1933–2017), ballet dancer
Fabienne Liechti, professional ballroom dancer
Julia Marcus (1905–2002), dancer, choreographer
Suzanne Perrottet (1889–1983), dancer, movement teacher
Norka Rouskaya, eccentric dancer

Ukraine

Irina Dvorovenko, former ballet dancer and actress, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Masha Dashkina Maddux, modern dancer, former principal dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company
Iana Salenko (born 1983), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Berlin State Ballet
Christine Shevchenko (born 1988), ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Karina Smirnoff (born 1978), ballroom dancer, now in the United States

United Kingdom

Louise Henderson (burlesque) (dates unknown)
Phyllis Bedells (1893–1985), first British prima ballerina, teacher, London Empire Theatre, Covent Garden, also in musicals
Immodesty Blaize (born c. 1978), burlesque dancer, show girl
Teneisha Bonner (1981–2019), hip hop and street dancer
Deborah Bull (born 1963), ballet dancer, broadcaster
Darcey Bussell (born 1969), former ballet dancer and TV presenter, principal dancer, Royal Ballet
Claire Calvert (born 1988), ballet dancer, first soloist, Royal Ballet
Simone Clarke (born 1970), prima ballerina, English National Ballet
Lesley Collier (born 1947), principal dancer, teacher, Royal Ballet
Lauren Cuthbertson (born 1984), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet
Hermione Darnborough (1915–2010), ballerina, Saddler's Wells
Nancy Dawson (c.1728–1767), actress and dancer, famous for her hornpipe
Viviana Durante (born 1967), see Italy
Julia Farron (1922–2019), principal dancer, teacher, Royal Ballet
Margot Fonteyn (1919–1991), outstanding ballerina with The Royal Ballet, frequently performed with Rudolf Nureyev
Celia Franca (1921–2007), founder, director, National Ballet of Canada
Maina Gielgud (born 1945), ballerina, artistic director, Australian Ballet
Beryl Goldwyn (1930–2022), prima ballerina, Ballet Rambert, The Royal Ballet
Beryl Grey (1927–2022), outstanding prima ballerina, Saddlers Wells Ballet/Royal Ballet, first western dancer to perform at the Bolshoi
Melissa Hamilton (born 1989), ballet dancer, first soloist, Royal Ballet, former principal dancer, Semperoper Ballett
Ruthie Henshall (born 1967), singer, dancer, actress, in West End musicals
Lydia Cecilia Hill (1913–1940), cabaret dancer
Francesca Hayward (born 1992), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet
Paula Hinton (1924–1996), ballet dancer, wife and partner of Walter Gore
Seeta Indrani (born 1963), theatre dancer, musicals
Jillian La Valette (born 1934), ballroom dancer, teacher
Stephanie Lawrence (1949–2000), singer, dancer, in West End musicals
Perri Lister (born 1959), dancer, actress, Hot Gossip
Mabel Love (1874–1953), burlesque dancer, singer, actress
Gillian Lynne (1926–2018), ballerina, director, choreographer of West End musicals
Alicia Markova (1910–2004), ballerina, choreographer, teacher, performed with the Ballets Russes and the English National Ballet
Cathy Marston (born 1975), ballet dancer, choreographer
Kizzy Matiakis (born 1981), baller dancer, principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Jessie Matthews (1907–1981), dancer, actress, appeared in early musicals
Pippa Moore, ballet dancer, former premier dancer, Northern Ballet
Yasmine Naghdi, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet
Caroline O'Connor (born 1962), singer, dancer, actress, in West End musicals
Betty Oliphant (1918–2004), ballet mistress, teacher, National Ballet of Canada
Nancy Osbaldeston (born 1989), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet of Flanders
Georgina Parkinson (1938–2009), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet, ballet mistress, American Ballet Theatre
Arlene Phillips (born 1943), choreographer, West End and Broadway musicals
Florence Pigott (died 1899), ballerina, Metropolitan Opera Company
Marguerite Porter (born 1948), principal ballerina, choreographer, teacher, Royal Ballet
Samantha Raine, ballet mistress and former ballet dancer, Royal Ballet
Sophie Rebecca, ballet dancer
Hollie Robertson (born 1985), ballroom dancer
Anne Rogers (born 1933), actress, dancer, singer, in West End and Broadway musicals
Gaynor Rowlands (1883–1906), ballet dancer, show dancer, actress
Hester Santlow (c. 1690–1773), early stage dancer, actress, Drury Lane
Valda Setterfield (born 1934), stage dancer, actress
Antoinette Sibley (born 1939), prima ballerina, teacher, Royal Ballet
Emma Slater (born 1988), professional dancer, choreographer
Phyllida Crowley Smith, theatre dancer, choreographer, musicals
Lydia Sokolova (1896–1974), ballerina, choreographer, Ballets Russes
Peggy Spencer (1920–2016), ballroom dancer, choreographer
Penelope Spencer (1901–1993), innovative free-style dancer and choreographer
Laurretta Summerscales, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Bavarian State Ballet
Lydia Thompson (1838–1908), stage dancer, burlesque actress, travelled widely across Europe and the United States
Tracey Ullman (born 1959), actress, singer, dancer, comedian
Anne Woolliams (1926–1999), artistic director, ballet choreographer, dancer and teacher
Doreen Wells (born 1937), ballerina, theatre dancer
Beryl de Zoete (1879–1962), ballet dancer, critic, researcher

North America

Canada

Miriam Adams (born 1944), dancer, choreographer, archivist
Jennifer Alexander (1972–2007), ballet dancer
Maud Allan (1873–1956), dancer, choreographer, famous for her Salomé dance and her Dance of the Seven Veils
Aszure Barton, choreographer
Anik Bissonnette (born 1962), ballet dancer
Barbara Bourget (active from 1969), ballet dance, artistic director
Sally Brayley (born 1937), Canadian-American ballet dancer, coach
Ludmilla Chiriaeff (1924–1996), Soviet-born Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher
Alexandra Denisova (born c.1922), ballet dancer
Frances Chung, ballet dancer, principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Crystal Costa, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Hong Kong Ballet, first soloist English National Ballet
Anne Ditchburn (born 1949), ballet dancer, choreographer, actress
Celia Franca (1921–2007), founder of the National Ballet of Canada
Gail Gilmore (1937–2014), ballet dancer, actress
Chan-hon Goh (born 1969), Chinese-Canadian ballet dancer
Christa-Elizabeth Goulakos (born 1988), ice dancer
Geneviève Guérard (born 1973), ballet dancer, television host
Evelyn Hart (born 1956), ballet dancer
Vanessa Harwood (born 1947), ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher
Melissa Hayden (1923–2006), prima ballerina, New York City Ballet
Greta Hodgkinson (born 1974), ballet dancer, former principal dancer, National Ballet of Canada
Anna Istomina (1925–2014), ballet dancer, soloist, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Karen Kain (born 1951), ballet dancer, artistic director
Louise Lecavalier (born 1958), modern dancer, several films
Ruta Lee (born 1936), actress, dancer, appeared in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Angela Leigh (died 2004), Ugandan-born ballerina, teacher
Elena Lobsanova, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Miami City Ballet, formerly National Ballet of Canada
Sabrina Matthews (born 1977), choreographer
Rachael McLaren, dancer, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Emily Molnar (active from 2009), ballet dancer
Hope Muir, dancer, artistic director designate, National Ballet of Canada, artistic director, Charlotte Ballet
Betty Oliphant (1918–2004), co-founder of the National Ballet School of Canada
Simone Orlando (active from 1989), ballet dancer, choreographer
Jennifer Penney (born 1946), ballet dancer
Crystal Pite (born 1970), ballet dancer, choreographer
Sonia Rodriguez (born 1972), ballet dancer, principal dancer, National Ballet of Canada
Geneviève Salbaing (1922–2016), ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director
Lynn Seymour (1939–2023), ballet dancer
Lois Smith (1929–2011), ballet dancer, teacher
Mavis Staines (born 1954), ballet dancer, teacher
Iro Tembeck (1946–2004), ballet dancer, choreographer, dance historian
Veronica Tennant (born 1946), ballet dancer, filmmaker
Eva Von Gencsy (1924–2013), ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher
Jennifer Welsman (active from 1993), ballet dancer

Cuba

Alicia Alonso (1920–2019), prima ballerina assoluta, choreographer, former prima ballerina at New York's American Ballet Theatre, founder and ex-director of the Cuban National Ballet
Loipa Araújo (born 1941), prima ballerina and ballet mistress at the Cuban National Ballet; Associate Artistic Director of the English National Ballet; one of the "four jewels of Cuban ballet"
Sadaise Arencibia, star dancer at the Cuban National Ballet since 2009
Aurora Bosch (born 1942), prima ballerina and ballet mistress at the Cuban National Ballet; one of the "four jewels of Cuban ballet"
Lorena Feijóo, ballet dancer, former principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Lorna Feijóo, ballet dancer, former principal dancer, Boston Ballet
Alicia Parla (1914–1998), rhumba dancer
Josefina Méndez (1941–2007), prima ballerina and ballet mistress at the Cuban National Ballet; one of the "four jewels of Cuban ballet"; professor of ballet at National Art Schools (Cuba)
Mirta Plá (1940–2003), prima ballerina of the Cuban National Ballet; one of the "four jewels of Cuban ballet"
Mijaela Tesleoanu (1942–2011), see Romania

Mexico

Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (born 1981), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Berlin State Ballet
Gloria Mestre (1928–2012), Prima ballerina assoluta at Teatro di San Carlo in Naples
Pilar Rioja (born 1932), dancer
Maclovia Ruiz (1910–2005), ballet dancer, show dancer, flamenco dancer, performed with San Francisco Ballet
Brenda Velez (born 1979), ballet dancer known for performing Giselle at Teatro Degollado and owning VIA DANZA
Lola Yberri (fl 1905), vaudeville dancer

United States

Loreen Duval, (1913–1984), danced in lion's den
Stella Abrera, ballet dancer, former principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Mary Ann Wells (1894–1971), American dance teacher
Precious Adams, ballet dancer, English National Ballet
Edith Allard (1927–2012), ballerina, soloist in Europe
Gladys Bailin (born 1930), dancer and choreographer, Henry Street Playhouse
Louise Alexander, Apache dancer, temptress dancer, social exhibition dancer
Heléne Alexopoulos, ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Lauren Anderson (born 1965), African American ballerina, Houston Ballet
Alexandra Ansanelli (born 1980), principal dancer, New York City Ballet, Royal Ballet
Aesha Ash (born 1977), ballet dancer
Merrill Ashley (born 1950), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Debra Austin (born 1955), principal dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet
Caroline Baldwin (born 1990), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Melissa Barak (born 1979), ballerina, choreographer, Los Angeles Ballet
Shura Baryshnikov (born 1981), dancer, choreographer, educator
Barbara Bears (born 1971), principal dancer, choreographer, Houston Ballet
Margery Beddow (1931–2010), dancer, choreographer, Broadway musicals
Stella Bloch (1897–1999), artist, dancer, journalist
Bella Blue (born 1982), burlesque dancer
Olivia Boisson, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet
Chrystelle Trump Bond, American dancer, choreographer, and dance historian
Ashley Bouder (born 1983), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Anise Boyer (1914–2008), Cotton Club chorine, traveled with Cab Calloway's band
Isabella Boylston (born c. 1986), ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Skylar Brandt (born 1993), ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Rachel Brice (born 1972), belly dancer
Danielle Brown (born late 1980s), principal dancer, Sarasota Ballet
Tener Brown (born 1960), ballet dancer, teacher, New Jersey Ballet
Harriet Browne (1932–1997), tap dancer, choreographer
Leslie Browne (born 1957), dancer, actress, musicals
Jean Butler (born 1971), show dancer, choreographer, created female role in the Irish Riverdance
Maria Calegari (born 1957), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Lucia Chase (1897–1986), dancer, actress, co-founder of American Ballet Theatre
Yvonne Chouteau (1929–2016), dancer, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, co-founder of University of Oklahoma School of Dance
Lia Cirio, dancer, principal dancer, Boston Ballet
Natalia Clare (1919–1995), dancer with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, founder of Ballet la Jeunesse
Bessie Clayton (c. 1875–1948), show dancer, choreographer of the Gay Nineties
Janet Collins (1917–2003), Broadway ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher
Kathleen Breen Combes, ballet dancer, principal dancer with Boston Ballet
Misty Copeland (born 1982), ballet dancer, soloist with the American Ballet Theatre
Lillian Covillo (1921–2010), ballet dancer, co-founder of the Colorado Ballet
J'aime Crandall (born 1982), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Alexandra Danilova (1903–1997), see Russian female dancers
Mary Day (1910–2006), ballet teacher
Gemze de Lappe (1922–2017), dancer, choreographer, teacher, musicals
Carmen De Lavallade (born 1931), dancer, choreographer, actress
Agnes de Mille (1905–1993), ballet dancer, contemporary dancer, choreographer, musicals
Patricia Delgado, ballet dancer, répétiteur, teacher, former principal dancer, Miami City Ballet
Michaela DePrince (born 1995), soloist ballet dancer for the Dutch National Ballet
Marguerite Derricks (born 1961), ballerina, choreographer, musicals
Sasha De Sola, ballet dancer, principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Jeanne Devereaux (1912–2011), prima ballerina, choreographer
Julie Diana, ballet dancer, writer and arts administrator, former principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet, executive director, American Repertory Ballet
Holly Dorger, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Isadora Duncan (1877–1927), innovative dancer preferring natural movement to ballet, opened dance school in Grunewald, Germany
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), dancer, choreographer, author, educator and social activist.
Ashley Ellis, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Boston Ballet
Eva Evdokimova (1948–2009), ballerina, teacher, active in the Royal Danish Ballet and the Berlin State Ballet
Suzanne Farrell (born 1945), ballet dancer, founder of Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Chyrstyn Fentroy, ballet dancer, second soloist with Boston Ballet
Kelli Finglass (born 1964), dancer, director
Katherine Flowers (1896–1982), African-American dancer, choreographer, teacher and researcher
Amy Fote (born 1972), principal dancer, Houston Ballet
Loie Fuller (1862–1928), pioneer of modern dance, own natural movement and improvisation techniques, also choreographer, Folies Bergère
Annabelle Gamson (1928–2023), modern dancer, Broadway musicals
Robin Gee, dancer, educator, choreographer
Angelica Generosa, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Alicia Graf Mack, dancer and teacher, director of dance division, Juilliard School
Martha Graham (1894–1991), modern dancer, choreographer, pioneer of modern dance, Folies Bergère
Jill Green, dance scholar, educator
Cynthia Gregory (born 1946), prima ballerina, American Ballet Theatre
Francesca Harper (born 1969), dancer and choreographer, founder of The Francesca Harper Project
Mireille Hassenboehler (born c. 1973), principal dancer, Houston Ballet
Sarah Hay (born 1987), ballet dancer and actress
Susan Hendl (1947–2020), ballet dancer and répétiteur, New York City Ballet
Rosella Hightower (1920–2008), ballet dancer, Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo, directed several French ballet companies
Harriet Hoctor (1905–1977), ballerina, teacher, actress, Hollywood movies
Ana Paula Höfling, dancer, dance scholar, capoeirista
Melissa Hough, ballet dancer, principal dancer, Norwegian National Ballet, previously Boston Ballet and Houston Ballet
Catherine Hurlin, American ballet dancer, soloist, American Ballet Theatre
Doris Humphrey (1895–1958), influential modern dancer, choreographer, teacher
Sterling Hyltin (born 1985), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Carrie Imler, ballet dancer, former principal dancer, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Janet Jackson (born 1966), singer, show dancer, rock, hip hop
Drew Jacoby (born 1984), contemporary ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet of Flanders
Susan Jaffe (born 1962), ballerina, ballet mistress, American Ballet Theatre
Whitney Jensen (born 1992), ballet dancer, Norwegian National Ballet, formerly Boston Ballet
Emily Johnson (born 1976), Native American modern dancer, choreographer, artistic director
Allegra Kent (born 1937), ballet dancer, actress, New York City Ballet
Julie Kent (born 1969), ballet dancer and director, former principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre, artistic director, The Washington Ballet
Gelsey Kirkland (born 1952), principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Darci Kistler (born 1964), principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Maria Kowroski (born 1976), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Rebecca Krohn, former ballet dancer, ballet master and former principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Sarah Lamb (born 1980), ballet dancer, principal dancer, The Royal Ballet
Katherine LaNasa (born 1966), film actress, ballet dancer, choreographer
Sarah Lane (born 1984), ballet dancer, former principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Moscelyne Larkin (1925–2012), ballet dancer, founder of the Tulsa Ballet
Tina LeBlanc (born 1966), ballet dancer, teacher and ballet master, former principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Emery LeCrone, dancer, choreographer
Megan LeCrone, ballet dancer, soloist with New York City Ballet
Sara Leland (1941–2020), ballet dancer, principal and assistant balletmaster, New York City Ballet
Kylie Shea Lewallen (born 1986), ballet dancer, former principal dancer with Spectrum Dance Theater
Janet Lilly, modern dancer, choreographer, former principal dancer of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Jennifer Lopez (born 1969), film actress, show dancer, choreographer, Latin dance
Lauren Lovette (born 1993), ballet dancer, choreographer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Chloé Lukasiak (born 2001), actress, author, dancer, Dance Moms star
Annabelle Lyon (1916–2011), ballet dancer, American Ballet
Kathi Martuza (born c. 1979), principal dancer, Oregon Ballet Theatre
Maryhelen Mayfield (born 1946), ballet dancer, Kansas City Ballet
Kay Mazzo (born 1946), ballet dancer and educator, principal dancer, New York City Ballet, Chairman of Faculty, School of American Ballet
Patricia McBride (born 1942), principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Joan McCracken (1917–1961), actress, dancer, comedian in Broadway shows
Sara Mearns (born 1983), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Melody Mennite (born c. 1983), principal dancer, Houston Ballet
Chloe Misseldine, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Beth Mitchell (1972–1998), shag dancer
Merritt Moore (born 1988), ballet dancer, quantum physicist, completing residency at Harvard University's ArtLab
Kathryn Morgan (born 1989), ballet dancer, former soloist with New York City Ballet
Mary Ellen Moylan (1925–2020), ballet dancer, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Society, Ballet Theatre and Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Gillian Murphy (born 1979), ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Patricia Neary (born 1942), international prima ballerina, choreographer, ballet director, specializing in the ballets of George Balanchine
Kyra Nichols (born 1958), ballet dancer and teacher, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Georgina Pazcoguin, ballet dancer and actress, soloist, New York City Ballet
Noelani Pantastico (born 1980), ballet dancer, principal dancer, Pacific Northwest Ballet, formerly Les Ballets de Monte Carlo
Tiler Peck (born 1989), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Unity Phelan, ballet dancer, soloist, New York City Ballet
Valarie Pettiford, Fosse
Juanita Pitts, tap dancer
Eleanor Powell (1912–1982), dancer and actress
Pearl Primus (1919–1994), dancer, choreographer and anthropologist, pioneer of African dance in the US
Katy Pyle, ballet dancer, director, founder of Ballez
Teresa Reichlen, ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Jenifer Ringer, ballet dancer and teacher, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet, Dean of Colburn School's Trudl Zipper Dance Institute.
Alison Roper (born 1974), principal dancer, Oregon Ballet Theatre
Ruth St. Denis (1879–1968), pioneer of modern dance, Oriental dance as an expression of spiritualism
Stephanie Saland, former ballet dancer and teacher, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Amanda Schull (born 1978), former ballet dancer and actress, San Francisco Ballet
Terry Sendgraff, dancer, choreographer
Rosy Simas (Seneca Nation of Indians) (born 1967), Native American choreographer, dancer
Karina Smirnoff (born 1978), see Ukraine
Molly Smolen, principal dancer with Birmingham Royal Ballet since 1999
Jennie Somogyi, ballet dancer, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Abi Stafford, ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Llanchie Stevenson, ballet dancer
Beatriz Stix-Brunell (born 1993), ballet dancer, first soloist, Royal Ballet
B.J. Sullivan, dancer, choreographer, educator
Maria Tallchief (1925–2013), Native American prima ballerina with George Balanchine at New York City Ballet
Marjorie Tallchief (1926–2021), first American to be "première danseuse étoile" at the Paris Opera Ballet
Helen Tamiris (1905–1966), pioneer of modern dance, contributing to the choreography of early musicals
Janie Taylor, ballet dancer, L.A. Dance Project, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Devon Teuscher (born 1989), ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Twyla Tharp (born 1942), dancer, choreographer
Justin Tornow, dancer, choreographer, educator
Judy Trammell (born 1958), dancer, choreographer
Cassandra Trenary, ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Tracey Ullman (born 1959), actress, singer, dancer, comedian
Jan Van Dyke (1941–2015), dancer, choreographer, educator
Sarah Van Patten (born 1984), ballet dancer, principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Lea Ved (born 1991), contemporary dancer, soloist, Royal Swedish Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater
Laura Vikmanis (born 1968), dancer
Jocelyn Vollmar (1925–2018), ballet dancer, San Francisco Ballet, principal with New York City Ballet
Dita Von Teese (born 1972), burlesque dancer
Sydney Magruder Washington, ballet dancer
Alexandra Waterbury, ballet dancer, former student at the School of American Ballet
Amy Watson (born 1981), principal dancer, Royal Danish Ballet
Heather Watts (born 1953), principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Sara Webb (born 1979), principal dancer, Houston Ballet
Miranda Weese, ballet dancer, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet
Wendy Whelan (born 1967), ballet dancer, associate artistic director and former principal dancer, New York City Ballet
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
Vanessa Zahorian, former ballet dancer, principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Lila Zali (1918–2003), see Georgia
Bridgett Zehr (born c. 1985), principal dancer, National Ballet of Canada, English National Ballet
Maddie Ziegler (born 2002), internet celebrity and Dance Moms cast member
Mackenzie Ziegler (born 2004), social media influencer, Dance Moms cast member, The Masked Dancer contestant

Puerto Rico

Lourdes Chacón (born 1950), exotic dancer, singer
Rita Moreno (born 1931), actress, dancer, singer

South America

Argentina

Esmeralda Agoglia (1923–2014), prima ballerina, choreographer, director, Teatro Colón
Carolina Agüero (born 1975), ballet dancer
Susana Agüero (1944–2012), ballerina, Teatro Colón, Lyon Opera Ballet
Valeria Archimó (born 1972), show dancer, choreographer, director
La Argentina (1890–1936), show dancer, gypsy-style dancer, Moulin Rouge
Hortensia Arnaud (1901–?), dancer, vedette, and actress
Carmencita Calderón (1905–2005), tango dancer
Eleonora Cassano (born 1965), ballerina, modern dancer, Teatro Colón, musicals
Erica Cornejo, ballet dancer, former principal dancer, Boston Ballet
Olga Ferri (1928–2012), ballerina, Teatro Colón
Norma Fontenla (1930–1971), prima ballerina, Teatro Colón, died in plane crash
Adabel Guerrero (born 1978), ballet dancer, show dancer, actress
Paloma Herrera (born 1975), former ballet dancer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Natalia Magnicaballi, principal dancer since 1999, Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Lida Martinoli (1914–1991), ballet dancer, choreographer, actress, Teatro Colón
Tita Merello (1904–2002), tango dancer, film actress
Mariana Montes (born 1979), Argentine tango dancer, teacher
María Nieves (born 1938), Argentine tango dancer
Marianela Núñez (born 1982), ballet dancer, principal dancer, The Royal Ballet
Ludmila Pagliero (born 1983), ballet dancer, étoile with the Paris Opera Ballet
María Ruanova (1912–1976), prima ballerina, choreographer, teacher, Teatro Colón, first Argentine ballet dancer to gain international recognition

Brazil

Mercedes Baptista (1921–2014), ballet dancer, choreographer
Adriana Bombom (born 1974), show dancer, actress
Sonia Destre Lie, dancer, choreographer, founder and director of the hip hop group Companhia Urbana de Dança
Marcia Haydée (born 1937), prima ballerina, director, Stuttgart Ballet, Santiago Ballet
Carla Körbes (born c. 1981), former ballet dancer, principal dancer, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Mayara Magri, ballet dancer, first soloist, Royal Ballet
Roberta Marquez (born 1977), former ballet dancer, principal dancer, Royal Ballet
Tuany Nascimento, ballet dancer, dance teacher
Fernanda Oliveira (born 1980), baller dancer, lead principal, English National Ballet
Ingrid Silva, ballet dancer, Dance Theatre of Harlem
Julia Goldani Telles (born 1995), ballerina, actress, now in the United States

Chile

Yamna Lobos (born 1983), Chilean folk dancer, actress

Colombia

Sonia Osorio (1928–2011), ballerina and choreographer

Peru

Tati Alcántara, actress, dancer, choreographer, musicals
Helba Huara, (1900–1986) dancer, choreographer

Uruguay

Eunice Castro (born 1976), model and theatre dancer
Virginia Dobrich (born 1983), dancer, actress and model
Tina Ferreira, Afro-Uruguayan, dancer, journalist and vedette of both theater and carnival
Graciela Figueroa, dancer and choreographer
Laura Martínez (born 1964), actress, dancer and television star
Berta Pereira (born 1958), percussionist and dancer
Maria Riccetto (born c. 1980), ballet dancer, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Nacional del Sodre
Flor de María Rodríguez (1913–2001), ballerina, choreographer and folklorist

References

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Africa

Algeria

Egypt

South Africa

Asia

Armenia

Bangladesh

China

Georgia

India

Indonesia

Iran

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