Yuriko Kikuchi
American dancer and choreographer.
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Amanda Morgan
In 2022, Morgan achieved a historic milestone by becoming the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s first Black woman ballerina in its fifty year existence.
Amalia Hernández
Prominent Mexican ballet choreographer renowned for founding the Ballet Folklórico de México.
Margaret Kelly
Irish show dancer, choreographer, and impresario
Bernara Karieva
Bernara Rakhimovna Karieva is a distinguished Soviet and Uzbekistani former ballet dancer, choreographer, and politician.
Helen Lewis
Irish Holocaust survivor, dance teacher, choreographer and memoirist
Ninette de Valois
Irish ballerina, choreographer, and founder of the Royal Ballet
Isadora Duncan
American dancer and teacher
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.
Kira Abricossova Bousloff
Bousloff is regarded as a pioneer of Australian ballet for her establishment and direction of the Perth-based West Australian Ballet in 1952; the company held its premiere performance in July 1953. Her vision for the company was to see it perform ballet with themes and stories inspired by Australian legends, with sets designed by local artists and music composed by Australians.