Bernara Karieva
Bernara Rakhimovna Karieva is a distinguished Soviet and Uzbekistani former ballet dancer, choreographer, and politician.
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Mathilde Kschessinska
Known for her influence, decadence, and simultaneous relationships with two Grand Dukes, she became a popular target of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Anna Pavlova
Russian ballerina
Ninette de Valois
Irish ballerina, choreographer, and founder of the Royal Ballet
Maria Taglioni
Italian dancer
Yvonne Chouteau
Shawnee dancer Yvonne Chouteau was one of the “Five Moons”, Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma who gained international fame in the 20th century.
Marie Taglioni
Italian dancer who performed across Europe in the 1800s.
Fanny Elssler
Austrian dancer who rose to international fame.
Jean Ballantyne
In 1953 when she was invited to examine for the Royal Academy of Dancing. For the next 20 years she travelled widely throughout New Zealand and in England, Fiji, Malaya, Hong Kong and Singapore, examining thousands of students annually and conducting courses for teachers.
Dorothy Daniels
One of New Zealand’s leading teachers of ballet.