A Paula Abdul (born ), American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality César Abreu, Puerto Rican and American dancer, former member of Menudo, dancer at Lincoln Center's Metropolitan Opera House, filmmaker Fred Astaire ( – ), American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor; an innovator in dance; made 31 musical films, 10 featuring his dances with Ginger Rogers; named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989), American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist; founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center (later Ailey School) as havens for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the African-American experience through dance Ann-Margret (1941), American actress, singer, and dancer Mary Anthony, American modern dancer, choreographer, dance teacher Allu Arjun, Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema; one of the highest paid actors in India; also known for his dancing skill Alisha Singh, Indian television actress, dancer and choreographer Hortensia Arnaud, pioneering Argentine dancer, vedette, and actress of film and stage Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer Ayo & Teo, duo of dancers and musicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
B George Balanchine ( – ), Georgian ballet choreographer. He is one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers and one of the founders of American ballet. His work formed a bridge between classical and modern ballet. Sara Baras (born 1971), female Flamenco dancer, born in the port of Cadiz Mikhail Baryshnikov (born ), Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor Rodney Bell (born 1971), known for physically integrated dance Beyoncé (born ), American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress Bez (born ), renowned as the dancer for the Happy Mondays Vytautas Beliajus ( – September 1994), considered the father of international folk dancing in the United States Neil Bhatt, dancer, choreographer and actor from India, known for his work in Indian television. Who is also a Gujarat State Award Winner for choreography in his debut film Bhanwar. Carlo Blasis ( – ), Italian dancer, choreographer and dance theoretician Chrystelle Trump Bond ( – ), American dancer, choreographer, and dance historian AC Bonifacio (born 2002), Filipino-Canadian actress, singer, model and dancer Anise Boyer (1914–2008), American dancer who was part of the Cotton Club chorus line during the Harlem Renaissance and travelled with Cab Calloway's band James "Buster" Brown (1913–2000), internationally renowned American tap dancer Rachel Brice (born 15 June 1972), American professional belly dancer in Fusion style belly dance based in Portland, Oregon Chris Brown (), American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor James Brown ( – ), commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", the "King of Funk", "Soul Brother #1" and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business", was an American entertainer (singer and dancer). He is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. Jean Butler (born ), Irish step dancer Glenn Ball (born ), English world champion line dancer and West Coast swing dancer, renowned choreographer Beaupré, French ballet dancer
C Jaime Callica, Canadian former dancer and actor Raymond and Joyce Callis, English ballroom dancing champions Chiranjeevi, Indian actor and producer who works in Telugu cinema; one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinemal known for his break dancing skills. Don Campbell (1951 – March 30, 2020), American dancer Leslie Caron, French dancer and motion picture actress Enrico Cecchetti (21 June 1850, Rome13 November 1928, Milan), Italian ballet dancer, founder of the Cecchetti method. Vernon and Irene Castle, husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century Helena Cholewicka (1848–1883), Polish ballet dancer and only titular "prima ballerina assoluta" in Warsaw Government Theatres Paul Christiano (1976–2015), American dancer and choreographer. Started out as a gymnast, then moved into dance. He was Chicago Magazine "Dancer of the year" 2003 and one of Time Outs "Dancing Men of 2010" Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and choreographer; known for her hip-hop style and contemporary dance choreography Bessie Clayton (–1948), considered the "mother of American toe-tap dancing" Jack Cole (1911–1974), American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as the father of theatrical jazz dance Dean Collins (May 29, 1917 – June 1, 1984), American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and innovator of swing; often credited with bringing swing dance, or the Lindy hop, from New York to Southern California Misty Copeland (born September 10, 1982), American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history.; and Jean Coralli (1779–1854), French dancer and choreographer and later held the esteemed post of First Balletmaster of the Paris Opera Ballet. He is best known for the creation of the Romantic ballet Giselle which he choreographed in tandem with another French dancer, Jules Perrot. Joaquín Cortés (born February 22, 1969), classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer from Spain of Roma origin Merce Cunningham ( – ), American dancer and choreographer Sophie Chevigny, French ballet dancer
D Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo, also known as Nappytabs, choreographers and creative directors who are credited with developing the new style of hip-hop dance known as lyrical hip-hop Carmen de Lavallade (March 6, 1931 – December 29, 2025), American actress, choreographer, and dancer. For many years, she was associated with and married to Tony Award–winning actor, dancer, and director Geoffrey Holder. Alex Da Silva (born 27 March 1968), Brazilian dancer and choreographer, specializing in Salsa dancing. Da Silva is also known for being a recurring guest choreographer on the Fox TV show So You Think You Can Dance. Astad Deboo (1947–2020), Indian dancer-choreographer, who has mixed a modern and contemporary dance styles, with Indian classical dance forms of Kathak and Kathakali in which he has trained, to create style unique to him. Nicole de Weever (born 1979), Sint Maarten dancer and choreographer Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (March 31, 1872 – August 19, 1929), Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes from which many famous dancers and choreographers would later arise Charles-Louis Didelot (27 March 1767 – 7 November 1837), French dancer and choreographer Lucinda Dickey (born August 14, 1960), American dancer and actress best known for her role as Kelly in the 1984 cult film Breakin''' and the 1984 sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric BoogalooDevi Dja (1914–1989), Indonesian-born American dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer Tia Doca (1932–2009), Brazilian samba dancer and singer Doctor Ice, influenced hip-hop dancing to a new form; his influence can be noted by the dance moves in videos done by artists such as Kid N Play, Scrap Lover and Scoop Lover (dancers for Big Daddy Kane) and G-Wiz and the late Trouble T-Roy (from Heavy D & The Boyz) Shabba Doo (1955–2020), American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director; a founder of hip hop, dancing as a member oftThe Original Lockers; a pioneer of "locking" Isadora Duncan (May 27, 1877 – September 14, 1927), American dancer; considered by many to be the mother of modern dance; although never very popular in the United States, she entertained throughout Europe Katherine Mary Dunham (June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006), American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, author, educator and activist who was trained as an anthropologist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European theater of the 20th century and has been called the Matriarch and Queen Mother of Black Dance. Dharmesh Yelande, Indian dancer, choreographer and reality show judge
E Amera Eid, Australian belly dancer and owner of an Australian belly dance school, Amera's Palace. Eid opened Amera's Palace belly dance boutique in 1987, which included one of the first belly dance schools in Sydney. Fanny Elssler (23 June 1810 – 27 November 1884), Austrian dancer Makhmud Esambayev (15 July 1924 – 7 January 2000), Soviet Chechen actor and dancer Norberto Esbrez (1966–2014), Argentinian tango dancer, choreographer, and teacher of tango nuevo. He is known as El Pulpo or octopus for his fluid and intricate leg moves.
F Eugene Louis Faccuito (March 20, 1925 – April 7, 2015), American jazz dancer, choreographer, teacher and innovator who is best known for creating a jazz exercise technique. Lusi Faiva, known for physically integrated dance (New Zealand) Nora Fatehi, Canadian dancer, singer, and actress, she is a belly dancer and Hip-hop dancer. Antonio Fini (born March 26, 1983), Italian dancer, choreographer, educator and producer Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958), Irish step dancer from the south side of the country Flying Steps, German breakdance crew, founded in 1993. Cristina Wistari Formaggia (August 27, 1945 – July 19, 2008), key participant in the preservation and dissemination of Balinese dance Bob Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987), dancer, actor, film director, film editor, screenwriter, and most notably a groundbreaking jazz/musical theatre choreographer. He won eight tony awards for choreography. His unique and famous style has been imitated and recreated over and over again throughout the world. Michel Fokine (April 23, 1880August 22, 1942), groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer. Fokine staged more than 70 ballets in Europe and the United States. Evan-Burrows Fontaine, American interpretive dancer and Ziegfeld Follies performer Dame Margot Fonteyn (18 May 191921 February 1991), widely regarded as England's greatest ballerina, stage partner and friend of Rudolf Nureyev for many years. William Forsythe (born December 30, 1949), American dancer and choreographer resident in Dresden in Saxony. He is known internationally for his work with the Frankfurt Ballet and his reorientation of classical ballet. Joe Frisco (November 4, 1889 – February 12, 1958), American vaudeville performer who first made his name on stage as a jazz dancer, but later incorporated his stuttering voice to his act and became a popular comedian. Frisco was a mainstay on the vaudeville circuit in the 1920s and 1930s. He made his Broadway debut in the Florenz Ziegfeld Follies in 1918. Chicho Frumboli, one of the most famous Argentine Tango dancers. He is best known for his improvisation skills, and is regarded as one of the founders of Tango nuevo. He usually dances in this open style but is at ease when dancing close. He performed among others with Gotan Project, Tanghetto and Narcotango. Loie Fuller (January 15, 1862 – January 1, 1928), pioneer of both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. Marcelo Ferreira, one of the most talented Brazilian Dancers, now he is a Coryphee with the Leipziger Ballett, Germany. Finished his training at the School of the Hamburg Ballet, under direction of Kevin Heigen and Gigi Hyatt, worked with the Bundesjugendballett where he was nominated "Talent to watch" by Dance Magazine in 2017.
G Antonio Gades (November 14, 1936 – July 20, 2004), Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer. He helped to popularize the art form on the international stage. Samia Gamal (1924 – December 1, 1994), Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. In 1949, Egypt's King Farouk proclaimed Samia Gamal "The National Dancer of Egypt", which brought US attention to the dancer.