Ballet
Discover world-renowned ballet icons in our extensive list of celebrities who have graced the stage with their ethereal artistry. From legendary dancers to renowned choreographers, explore the lives and contributions of these exceptional talents who have shaped the world of ballet.
Jiri Bubenicek
Germany
GermanyGerman dancer
Vasiliy Vaynonen
Choreographer, Honored Artist of Russia
Edouard Lock
France
FranceChoreographer of the 21st century
Pierre Lacotte
France
FranceChoreographer
Lucile Grahn
Denmark
DenmarkDanish dancer and ballerina.
Rolan Petit
France
FranceChoreographer
Laetitia Pujol
France
FranceBallerina
William Forsythe
USA
USAAmerican dancer and choreographer
Vyacheslav Gordeev
Russia
RussiaPeople's Artist of the USSR, laureate of the International Ballet Competitions
Jiri Kylian
Czech
CzechCzech dancer and choreographer
Elisabeth Platel
France
FranceBallerina
Vera Kostrovitskaya
Ballerina, teacher, Honored Artist of the RSFSR
Viktoria Kutepova
Russia
RussiaBallerina
Manuel Legris
France
FranceFrench ballet dancer
Sabina Yapparova
Russia
RussiaBallerina
Aleksandr Kel'pin
Denmark
DenmarkDanish dancer and choreographer
Olga Preobrazhenskaya
France
FranceRussian dancer, teacher.
Sergey Filin
Russia
RussiaArtistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet
Marie-Claude Pietragalla
France
FranceFrench ballerina
Anton Dolin
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish ballet dancer and choreographer
Hilde Holger
Austria
AustriaAustrian choreographer
Natalia Lazebnikova
Ukraine
UkraineBallet dancer, prima ballerina of the National Opera of Ukraine named after T. Shevchenko, Honored Artist of Ukraine (2008)
Evgeniya Farmanyants
Russia
RussiaHonored Artist of Russia, Honored Artist of Russia
Vera Zorina
USA
USAAmerican actress, ballerina and choreographer
Valery Arhipov
Russia
RussiaChief choreographer of the Moscow theatre "Satirikon"
Rudi van Dantzig
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch ballet dancer, choreographer
Suzanne Farrell
USA
USAAmerican ballerina
Djon Noimaier
USA
USAChoreographer
Ekaterina Shipulina
Russia
RussiaBallerina
Boris Dzanaev
Ballet dancer
Tanaquil Le Clercq
USA
USAAmerican dancer, leading performer at the New York City Ballet
Agnes Letestu
France
FranceFrench ballerina
Nicolas Le Riche
France
FranceFrench choreographer, dancer
Tatyana Golyakova
Ukraine
UkraineBallet dancer, prima ballerina of the National Opera of Ukraine
Julie Kent
USA
USAAmerican ballerina
Uran Sarbagishev
Kyrgyzstan
KyrgyzstanSoviet and Kyrgyz dancer and choreographer
Patrick Dupond
France
FranceBallet dancer
Angelin Preljocaj
France
FranceFrench dancer and choreographer
Anastasiya Lomachenkova
Russia
RussiaBallerina
Loran Iler
France
FranceBallet dancer
Natalia Dudinskaia
Ukraine
UkraineBallet soloist.
Eva Rubinstein
USA
USAAmerican ballerina, actress, photographer
Alisia Alonso
Cuba
CubaCuban ballerina, choreographer and teacher
Carlotta Brianza
Italy
ItalyItalian ballerina, teacher
August Bournonville
Denmark
DenmarkDanish ballet master, choreographer, teacher
Saskia Gregson-Williams
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish professional ballet dancer and food blogger
Galiya Izmailova
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanSoviet Uzbek ballerina, choreographer
Ethel Griffies
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish theatre, television and film actress.
Katherine Dunhem
USA
USADancer, choreographer, teacher and anthropologist
Vera Karalli
Russia
RussiaRussian ballerina, choreographer and silent film actress