List of prima ballerinas
This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first.
"Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets, along with their male counterparts".[1]
List of prima ballerinas
Full name | First name | Last name | Year of birth | Year of death | Nationality | Active dancer? | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eleonora Abbagnato | Eleonora | Abbagnato | 1978 | Italy | Yes | [2] | |
Stella Abrera | Stella | Abrera | 1978 | Philippines/United States | No | [3] | |
Diana Adams | Diana | Adams | 1926 | 1993 | United States | No | |
Amandine Albisson | Amandine | Albisson | 1989 | France | Yes | ||
Maria Alexandrova | Maria | Alexandrova | 1978 | Russia | Yes | ||
Heléne Alexopoulos | Heléne | Alexopoulos | United States | No | [4] | ||
Alicia Amatriain | Alicia | Amatriain | Spain | Yes | [5] | ||
Josette Amiel | Josette | Amiel | 1930 | France | No | ||
Nina Ananiashvili | Nina | Ananiashvili | 1963 | Georgia | No | ||
Dores André | Dores | André | Spain | Yes | [6] | ||
Elena Andreianova | Elena | Andreianova | 1819 | 1857 | Russia | No | |
Loipa Araújo | Loipa | Araújo | 1941 | Cuba | No | ||
Carole Arbo | Carole | Arbo | 1961 | France | No | ||
Sadaise Arencibia | Sadaise | Arencibia | c. 1981 | Cuba | Yes | ||
Sonia Arova | Sonia | Arova | 1927 | 2001 | Bulgaria | No | |
Merrill Ashley | Merrill | Ashley | 1950 | United States | No | [7] | |
Altynai Asylmuratova | Altynai | Asylmuratova | 1961 | Russia | No | ||
Silvia Azzoni | Silvia | Azzoni | 1973 | Italy | Yes | [8] | |
Elisa Badenes | Elisa | Badenes | Spain | Yes | [9] | ||
Bai Shuxiang | Shuxiang | Bai | 1939 | China | No | [10] | |
Caroline Baldwin | Caroline | Baldwin | 1990 | United States | Yes | [11] | |
Melania Ballish Regueiro | Melania | Ballish Regueiro | 1975 | Brazil | No | ||
Irina Baronova | Irina | Baronova | 1919 | 2008 | Russia | No | |
Maniya Barredo | Maniya | Barredo | 1951 | Philippines | No | ||
Léonore Baulac | Léonore | Baulac | 1990 | France | Yes | [12] | |
Pati Behrs | Pati | Behrs | 1922 | 2004 | Russia | No | |
Christiana Bennett | Christiana | Bennett | United States | No | |||
Leanne Benjamin | Leanne | Benjamin | 1964 | Australia | No | [13] | |
Svetlana Beriosova | Svetlana | Beriosova | 1932 | 1998 | Lithuania | No | |
Claude Bessy | Claude | Bessy | 1932 | France | No | ||
Skylar Brandt | Skylar | Brandt | 1993 | [14] | United States | Yes | |
Deborah Bull | Deborah | Bull | 1963 | United Kingdom | No | ||
Natalia Bessmertnova | Natalia | Bessmertnova | 1941 | 2008 | Russia | No | |
Alicja Boniuszko | Alicja | Boniuszko | 1937 | 2019 | Poland | No | [15][16] |
Aurora Bosch | Aurora | Bosch | 1942 | Cuba | No | ||
Hélène Bouchet | Hélène | Bouchet | 1980 | France | Yes | [8] | |
Ashley Bouder | Ashley | Bouder | 1983 | United States | Yes | [17] | |
Isabella Boylston | Isabella | Boylston | 1986 | United States | Yes | [18] | |
Amparo Brito | Amparo | Brito | Cuba | No | |||
Norodom Buppha Devi | Norodom | Buppha Devi | 1943 | 2019 | Cambodia | No | |
Darcey Bussell | Darcey | Bussell | 1969 | United Kingdom | No | [19] | |
Maria Calegari | Maria | Calegari | 1957 | United States | No | [20] | |
Elisa Carrillo Cabrera | Elisa | Carrillo Cabrera | 1981 | Mexico | Yes | [21] | |
Carolyn Carlson | Carolyn | Carlson | France | No | |||
Fanny Cerrito | Fanny | Cerrito | 1817 | 1909 | Italy | No | |
Ludmilla Chiriaeff | Ludmilla | Chiriaeff | 1924 | 1996 | Canada | No | |
Yvonne Chouteau | Yvonne | Chouteau | 1929 | 2016 | United States | No | |
Frances Chung | Frances | Chung | Canada | Yes | [22] | ||
Isabelle Ciaravola | Isabelle | Ciaravola | 1972 | France | No | ||
Lia Cirio | Lia | Cirio | United States | Yes | [23] | ||
Evelyn Cisneros-Legate | Evelyn | Cisneros-Legate | 1958 | United States | No | ||
Simone Clarke | Simone | Clarke | 1970 | United Kingdom | No | [24] | |
Florence Clerc | Florence | Clerc | 1951 | France | No | ||
Alina Cojocaru | Alina | Cojocaru | 1981 | Romania | Yes | [25] | |
Valentine Colasante | Valentine | Colasante | 1989 | France | Yes | [26] | |
Janet Collins | Janet | Collins | 1917 | 2003 | United States | No | |
Petra Conti | Petra | Conti | 1988 | Italy | Yes | [27] | |
Misty Copeland | Misty | Copeland | 1982 | United States | Yes | [28] | |
Bernice Coppieters | Bernice | Coppieters | 1970 | Belgium | No | [29] | |
Émilie Cozette | Émilie | Cozette | 1981 | France | No | ||
J'aime Crandall | J'aime | Crandall | 1982 | United States | Yes | [30] | |
Lauren Cuthbertson | Lauren | Cuthbertson | 1984 | United Kingdom | Yes | [31] | |
Alexandra Danilova | Alexandra | Danilova | 1903 | 1997 | Russia | No | |
Lycette Darsonval | Lycette | Darsonval | 1912 | 1996 | France | No | |
Liane Daydé | Liane | Daydé | 1932 | 2022 | France | No | |
Igone de Jongh | Igone | de Jongh | 1979 | Netherlands | No | ||
Ninette de Valois | Ninette | de Valois | 1898 | 2001 | Ireland | No | |
Sasha De Sola | Sasha | De Sola | United States | Yes | [32] | ||
Holly Dorger | Holly | Dorger | United States | Yes | [33] | ||
Jurgita Dronina | Jurgita | Dronina | 1986 | Russia/Lithuania | Yes | [34] | |
Natalia Dudinskaya | Natalia | Dudinskaya | 1912 | 2003 | Ukraine | No | |
Aurélie Dupont | Aurélie | Dupont | 1973 | France | No | [35] | |
Viviana Durante | Viviana | Durante | 1967 | Italy | No | ||
Irina Dvorovenko | Irina | Dvorovenko | 1973 | Ukraine | No | [36] | |
Madeleine Eastoe | Madeleine | Eastoe | Australia | No | [37] | ||
Marina Eglevsky | Marina | Eglevsky | United States | No | |||
Lubov Egorova | Lubov | Egorova | 1880 | 1972 | Russia | No | |
Ashley Ellis | Ashley | Ellis | United States | No | [38] | ||
Fanny Elssler | Fanny | Elssler | 1810 | 1884 | Austria | No | |
Megan Fairchild | Megan | Fairchild | 1984 | United States | Yes | ||
Suzanne Farrell | Suzanne | Farrell | 1945 | United States | No | ||
Lorena Feijóo | Lorena | Feijóo | Cuba | No | [39] | ||
Lorna Feijóo | Lorena | Feijóo | Cuba | No | [40] | ||
Nikisha Fogo | Nikisha | Fogo | 1995 | Sweden | Yes | ||
Norma Fontenla | Fontenla | Fontenla | 1930 | 1971 | Argentina | No | |
Carla Fracci | Carla | Fracci | 1936 | 2021 | Italy | No | |
Mathilde Froustey | Mathilde | Froustey | 1985 | France | Yes | [41] | |
Fanny Gaida | Fanny | Gaida | 1961 | France | No | ||
Mara Galeazzi | Mara | Galeazzi | 1973 | Italy | No | [42] | |
Rosina Galli | Rosina | Galli | 1892 | 1940 | Italy | No | |
Marta García | Marta | García | 1949 | 2017 | Cuba | No | |
Yekaterina Geltzer | Yekaterina | Geltzer | 1876 | 1962 | Russia | No | |
Emilie Gerrity | Emilie | Gerrity | United States | Yes | |||
Dorothée Gilbert | Dorothée | Gilbert | 1983 | France | Yes | [43] | |
Marie-Agnès Gillot | Marie-Agnès | Gillot | 1975 | France | No | [44] | |
Céline Gittens | Céline | Gittens | Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | [45] | ||
Beryl Goldwyn | Beryl | Goldwyn | 1930 | United Kingdom | No | [46] | |
Ofelia González | Ofelia | González | Cuba | No | |||
Kathleen Gorham | Kathleen | Gorham | 1928 | 1983 | Australia | No | |
Diana Gould | Diana | Gould | 1912 | 2003 | United Kingdom | No | |
Nadezhda Gracheva | Nadezhda | Gracheva | 1969 | Kazakhstan | No | [47] | |
Lucile Grahn | Lucile | Grahn | 1819 | 1907 | Denmark | No | |
Cynthia Gregory | Cynthia | Gregory | 1946 | United States | No | ||
Beryl Grey | Beryl | Grey | 1927 | United Kingdom | No | ||
Carlotta Grisi | Carlotta | Grisi | 1819 | 1899 | Italy | No | |
Isabelle Guérin | Isabelle | Guérin | 1961 | France | No | ||
Sylvie Guillem | Sylvie | Guillem | 1965 | France | No | [48] | |
Evelyn Hart | Evelyn | Hart | 1956 | Canada | No | ||
Marcia Haydée | Marcia | Haydée | 1937 | Brazil | No | ||
Francesca Hayward | Francesca | Hayward | 1992 | United Kingdom | Yes | [49] | |
Laura Hecquet | Laura | Hecquet | 1984 | France | Yes | ||
Robyn Hendricks | Robyn | Hendricks | South Africa | Yes | [50] | ||
Paloma Herrera | Paloma | Herrera | 1975 | Argentina | No | [51] | |
Rosella Hightower | Rosella | Hightower | 1920 | 2008 | United States | No | |
Greta Hodgkinson | Greta | Hodgkinson | 1973 | United States | Yes | [52] | |
Catherine Hurlin | Catherine | Hurlin | 1996 | United States | Yes | ||
Carrie Imler | Carrie | Imler | 1977/1978 | United States | No | [53] | |
Avdotia Istomina | Avdotia | Istomina | 1799 | 1848 | Russia | No | |
Rowena Jackson | Rowena | Jackson | 1926 | New Zealand | No | ||
Xue Jinghua | Xue | Jinghua | 1945 | China | No | ||
Anna Johansson | Anna | Johansson | 1860 | 1917 | Russia | No | |
Lana Jones | Lana | Jones | Australia | No | [54] | ||
Karen Kain | Karen | Kain | 1951 | Canada | No | ||
Yuriko Kajiya | Yuriko | Kajiya | 1984 | Japan | Yes | [55] | |
Fumi Kaneko | Fumi | Kaneko | 1991 | Japan | Yes | ||
Nina Kaptsova | Nina | Kaptsova | 1978 | Russia | Yes | ||
Kang Sue-jin | Sue-jin | Kang | 1967 | South Korea | No | [56] | |
Bernara Karieva | Bernara | Karieva | 1936 | Uzbekistan | No | [57] | |
Tamara Karsavina | Tamara | Karsavina | 1885 | 1978 | Russia | No | |
Allegra Kent | Allegra | Kent | 1937 | United States | No | ||
Julie Kent | Julie | Kent | 1969 | United States | No | [58] | |
Dominique Khalfouni | Dominique | Khalfouni | 1951 | France | No | ||
Ji-Young Kim | Ji-Young | Kim | 1978 | South Korea | Yes | ||
Gelsey Kirkland | Gelsey | Kirkland | 1952 | United States | No | ||
Daria Klimentová | Daria | Klimentová | 1971 | Czechoslovakia | No | [59] | |
Maria Kochetkova | Maria | Kochetkova | 1984 | Russia | Yes | [60] | |
Elizaveta Kokoreva | Elizaveta | Kokoreva | Russia | Yes | |||
Carla Körbes | Carla | Körbes | 1981 | Brazil | No | [61] | |
Irina Kolpakova | Irina | Kolpakova | 1933 | Russia | No | ||
Ako Kondo | Ako | Kondo | 1991 | Japan | Yes | [62] | |
Alyona Kovalyova | Alyona | Kovalyova | Russia | Yes | |||
Maria Kowroski | Maria | Kowroski | 1976 | United States | Yes | [63] | |
Rebecca Krohn | Rebecca | Krohn | United States | No | [64] | ||
Ekaterina Krysanova | Ekaterina | Krysanova | 1985 | Russia | Yes | ||
Kateryna Kukhar | Kateryna | Kukhar | 1982 | Ukraine | Yes | ||
Misa Kuranaga | Misa | Kuranaga | 1982 | Japan | Yes | [65] | |
Ninel Kurgapkina | Ninel | Kurgapkina | 1929 | 2009 | Russia | No | |
Lucía Lacarra | Lucía | Lacarra | 1975 | Spain | Yes | [66] | |
Madeleine Lafon | Madeleine | Lafon | 1924 | 1967 | France | No | |
Isabella LaFreniere | Isabella | LaFreniere | United States | Yes | |||
Doris Laine | Doris | Laine | 1931 | 2018 | Finland | No | [67] |
Sarah Lamb | Sarah | Lamb | 1980 | United States | Yes | [68] | |
Margot Lander | Margot | Lander | 1910 | 1961 | Denmark | No | |
Maryon Lane | Maryon | Lane | 1931 | 2008 | South Africa | No | |
Sarah Lane | Sarah | Lane | 1984 | United States | Yes | [69] | |
Moscelyne Larkin | Moscelyne | Larkin | 1925 | 2012 | United States | No | |
Tina LeBlanc | Tina | LeBlanc | 1966 | United States | No | [70] | |
Tanaquil LeClercq | Tanaquil | LeClercq | 1929 | 2000 | France | No | |
Sara Leland | Sara | Leland | 1941 | 2020 | United States | No | [71] |
Olga Lepeshinskaya | Olga | Lepeshinskaya | 1916 | 2008 | Ukraine | No | |
Agnes Letestu | Agnes | Letestu | 1971 | France | No | ||
Larissa Lezhnina | Larissa | Lezhnina | 1969 | Russia | Yes | ||
Emma Livry | Emma | Livry | 1842 | 1863 | France | No | |
Maria Elena Llorente | Maria Elena | Llorente | Cuba | No | |||
Elena Lobsanova | Elena | Lobsanova | Russia. Canada | Yes | [72] | ||
Ulyana Lopatkina | Ulyana | Lopatkina | 1973 | Ukraine | No | ||
Lourdes Lopez | Lourdes | Lopez | 1958 | Cuba/United States | No | ||
Lydia Lopokova | Lydia | Lopokova | 1892 | 1981 | Russia | No | |
Monique Loudières | Monique | Loudières | 1956 | France | No | ||
Lauren Lovette | Lauren | Lovette | 1993 | United States | Yes | [73] | |
Svetlana Lunkina | Svetlana | Lunkina | 1979 | Russia | Yes | [74] | |
Jean Mackenzie | Jean | Mackenzie | 1986 | Canada | No | ||
Lisa Macuja-Elizalde | Lisa | Macuja-Elizalde | 1964 | Philippines | Yes | ||
Natalia Magnicaballi | Natalia | Magnicaballi | Argentina | Yes | |||
Mayara Magri | Mayara | Magri | 1994 | Brazil | Yes | ||
Natalia Makarova | Natalia | Makarova | 1940 | Russia | No | ||
Maia Makhateli | Maia | Makhateli | 1986 | Georgia | Yes | [75] | |
Tatiana Mamaki | Tatiana | Mamaki | 1921 | 2007 | Greece | No | |
Andrée Marlière | Andrée | Marlière | 1934 | 2008 | Belgium | No | |
Roberta Marquez | Roberta | Marquez | 1977 | Brazil | No | [76] | |
Nikola Márová | Nikola | Márová | 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Yes | ||
Monica Mason | Monica | Mason | 1941 | South Africa | No | ||
Sophie Martin | Sophie | Martin | 1984 | France | Yes | [77] | |
Kizzy Matiakis | Kizzy | Matiakis | 1981 | United Kingdom | Yes | [78] | |
Elisabeth Maurin | Elisabeth | Maurin | 1963 | France | No | ||
Ekaterina Maximova | Ekaterina | Maximova | 1939 | 2009 | Russia | No | |
Kay Mazzo | Kay | Mazzo | 1946 | United States | No | [79] | |
Patricia McBride | Patricia | McBride | 1942 | United States | No | ||
Sara Mearns | Sara | Mearns | 1986 | United States | Yes | [80] | |
Josefina Méndez | Josefina | Méndez | 1941 | 2007 | Cuba | No | |
Magali Messac | Magali | Messac | 1952 | France | No | ||
Varvara P. Mey | Varvara P. | Mey | 1912 | 1995 | Russia | No | |
Galina Mezentseva | Galina | Mezentseva | 1952 | Russia | No | ||
Laura Morera | Laura | Morera | Spain | Yes | [81] | ||
Claire Motte | Claire | Motte | 1937 | 1986 | France | No | |
Yvonne Mounsey | Yvonne | Mounsey | 1919 | 2012 | South Africa | No | |
Gillian Murphy | Gillian | Murphy | 1979 | United States | Yes | [82] | |
Mira Nadon | Mira | Nadon | 2001/2002 | United States | Yes | ||
Yasmine Naghdi | Yasmine | Naghdi | 1992 | United Kingdom | Yes | [83] | |
Nadia Nerina | Nadia | Nerina | 1927 | 2008 | South Africa | No | |
Kyra Nichols | Kyra | Nichols | 1958 | United States | No | [84] | |
Bronislava Nijinska | Bronislava | Nijinska | 1891 | 1972 | Poland | No | |
Anna Nikulina | Anna | Nikulina | 1985 | Russia | Yes | ||
Irma Nioradze | Irma | Nioradze | 1969 | Georgia | Yes | ||
Nathalie Nordquist | Nathalie | Nordquist | 1979 | Sweden | Yes | ||
Nina Novak | Janina | Nowak | 1927 | 2022 | Poland/Venezuela | No | [85] |
Marianela Núñez | Marianela | Núñez | 1982 | Argentina | Yes | [86] | |
Agnes Oaks | Agnes | Oaks | 1970 | Estonia | No | [87] | |
Evgenia Obraztsova | Evgenia | Obraztsova | 1984 | Russia | Yes | ||
Fernanda Oliveira | Fernanda | Oliveira | 1980 | Brazil | Yes | [88] | |
Hannah O'Neill | Hannah | O'Neill | 1993 | New Zealand | Yes | ||
Alla Osipenko | Alla | Osipenko | 1932 | Russia | No | ||
Natalia Osipova | Natalia | Osipova | 1986 | Russia | Yes | [89] | |
Clairemarie Osta | Clairemarie | Osta | 1970 | France | No | [90] | |
Anna Rose O'Sullivan | Anna Rose | O'Sullivan | 1994 | United Kingdom | Yes | ||
Myriam Ould-Braham | Myriam | Ould-Braham | 1982 | France | Yes | ||
Ethéry Pagava | Ethéry | Pagava | 1932 | France | No | ||
Annette Page | Annette | Page | 1932 | 2017 | United Kingdom | No | |
Ludmila Pagliero | Ludmila | Pagliero | 1983 | Argentina | Yes | ||
Noelani Pantastico | Noelani | Panstastico | 1980 | United States | Yes | ||
Merle Park | Merle | Park | 1937 | Zimbabwe | No | ||
Sae Eun Park | Sae Eun | Park | 1989 | South Korea | Yes | [91] | |
Wona Park | Wona | Park | South Korea | Yes | |||
Georgina Parkinson | Georgina | Parkinson | 1938 | 2009 | United Kingdom | No | [92] |
Veronika Part | Veronika | Part | 1978 | Russia | No | [93] | |
Annette av Paul | Annette | av Paul | 1944 | Sweden/Canada | No | [94] | |
Anna Pavlova | Anna | Pavlova | 1881 | 1931 | Russia | No | |
Nadezhda Pavlova | Nadezhda | Pavlova | 1956 | Russia | No | ||
Ana Pavlovic | Ana | Pavlovic | 1973 | Serbia | Yes | [95] | |
Tiler Peck | Tiler | Peck | 1989 | United States | Yes | [96] | |
Unity Phelan | Unity | Phelan | 1995 | United States | Yes | ||
Marie-Claude Pietragalla | Marie-Claude | Pietragalla | 1963 | France | No | ||
Mirta Plá | Mirta | Plá | 1940 | 2003 | Cuba | No | |
Noëlla Pontois | Noëlla | Pontois | 1943 | France | No | ||
Ida Praetorius | Ida | Praetorius | 1993 | Denmark | Yes | [97] | |
Élisabeth Platel | Élisabeth | Platel | 1959 | France | No | ||
Olga Preobrajenska | Olga | Preobrajenska | 1871 | 1962 | Russia | No | |
Ellen Price | Ellen | Price | 1878 | 1968 | Denmark | No | |
Laetitia Pujol | Laetitia | Pujol | 1975 | France | No | [98] | |
Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky | Roma | Pryma-Bohachevsky | 1927 | 2004 | Ukraine | No | |
Marie Rambert | Marie | Rambert | 1888 | 1982 | Poland | No | |
Jacqueline Rayet | Jacqueline | Rayet | 1933 | France | No | ||
Teresa Reichlen | Teresa | Reichlen | United States | Yes | [99] | ||
Alice Renavand | Alice | Renavand | 1980 | France | Yes | [100] | |
Xiomara Reyes | Xiomara | Reyes | 1973 | Cuba | No | ||
Tatiana Riabouchinska | Tatiana | Riabouchinska | 1917 | 2000 | Russia | No | |
Jenifer Ringer | Jenifer | Ringer | United States | No | [101] | ||
Sonia Rodriguez | Sonia | Rodriguez | 1972 | Canada | No | [102] | |
Tamara Rojo | Tamara | Rojo | 1974 | Spain | Yes | [103] | |
Carolina Rosati | Carolina | Rosati | 1826 | 1905 | Italy | No | |
Danielle Rowe | Danielle | Rowe | 1982 | Australia | No | [104] | |
Ida Rubinstein | Ida | Rubinstein | 1883 | 1960 | Ukraine | No | |
Stephanie Saland | Stephanie | Saland | United States | No | [105] | ||
Iana Salenko | Iana | Salenko | 1983 | Ukraine | Yes | [106] | |
Ekaterina Sankovskaya | Ekaterina | Sankovskaya | 1816 | 1878 | Russia | No | |
Luciana Savignano | Luciana | Savignano | 1943 | Italy | No | ||
Jeanne Schwarz | Jeanne | Schwarz | 1887 | 1970 | France | No | |
Solange Schwarz | Solange | Schwarz | 1910 | 2000 | France | No | |
Amber Scott | Amber | Scott | Australia | Yes | [107] | ||
Rina Schenfeld | Rina | Schenfeld | 1938 | Israel | No | [108] | |
Ludmila Semenyaka | Ludmila | Semenyaka | 1952 | Russia | No | ||
Polina Semionova | Polina | Semionova | 1984 | Russia | Yes | ||
Marina Semyonova | Marina | Semyonova | 1908 | 2010 | Russia | No | |
Hee Seo | Hee | Seo | 1986 | South Korea | Yes | [109] | |
Eleonora Sevenard | Eleonora | Sevenard | 1998 | Russia | Yes | ||
Lynn Seymour | Lynn | Seymour | 1939 | Canada | No | ||
Moira Shearer | Moira | Shearer | 1926 | 2006 | United Kingdom | No | |
Christine Shevchenko | Christine | Shevchenko | 1988 | Ukraine | Yes | [110] | |
Ekaterina Shipulina | Ekaterina | Shipulina | 1979 | Russia | Yes | ||
Antoinette Sibley | Antoinette | Sibley | 1939 | United Kingdom | No | ||
Alla Sizova | Alla | Sizova | 1939 | 2014 | Russia | No | |
Mia Slavenska | Mia | Slavenska | 1916 | 2002 | Croatia | No | |
Jennie Somogyi | Jennie | Somogyi | United States | No | [111] | ||
Alina Somova | Alina | Somova | 1985 | Russia | Yes | ||
Olga Spessivtseva | Olga | Spessivtseva | 1895 | 1991 | Russia | No | |
Abi Stafford | Abi | Stafford | United States | Yes | [112] | ||
Jennifer Stahl | Jennifer | Stahl | United States | Yes | |||
Anastasia Stashkevich | Anastasia | Stashkevich | 1984 | Russia | Yes | ||
Tatiana Stepanova | Tatiana | Stepanova | 1962 | Ukraine | No | ||
Yulia Stepanova | Yulia | Stepanova | Russia | Yes | |||
Rosario Suárez | Rosario | Suárez | 1953 | Cuba | No | ||
Madoka Sugai | Madoka | Sugai | 1994 | Japan | Yes | [8] | |
Laurretta Summerscales | Laurretta | Summerscales | United Kingdom | Yes | [113] | ||
Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa | Mariia | Surovshchikova-Petipa | 1836 | 1882 | Russia | No | |
Sofiane Sylve | Sofiane | Sylve | 1976 | France | Yes | [114] | |
Marie Taglioni | Marie | Taglioni | 1804 | 1884 | Sweden | No | |
Akane Takada | Akane | Takada | 1990 | Japan | Yes | [115] | |
Erina Takahashi | Erina | Takahashi | Japan | Yes | [116] | ||
Maria Tallchief | Maria | Tallchief | 1925 | 2013 | United States | No | |
Marjorie Tallchief | Marjorie | Tallchief | 1926 | 2021 | United States | No | |
Yuan Yuan Tan | Yuan Yuan | Tan | 1976 | China | Yes | ||
Janie Taylor | Janie | Taylor | United States | Yes | [117] | ||
Ludmilla Tchérina | Ludmilla | Tchérina | 1924 | 2004 | France | No | |
Veronica Tennant | Veronica | Tennant | 1946 | United Kingdom | No | ||
Devon Teuscher | Devon | Teuscher | 1989 | United States | Yes | [118] | |
Ghislaine Thesmar | Ghislaine | Thesmar | 1943 | China | No | ||
Nanon Thibon | Nanon | Thibon | 1943 | France | No | ||
Tamara Toumanova | Tamara | Toumanova | 1919 | 1996 | Russia | No | |
Vera Trefilova | Vera | Trefilova | 1875 | 1943 | Russia | No | |
Cassandra Trenary | Cassandra | Trenary | United States | Yes | [119] | ||
Anna Tsygankova | Anna | Tsygankova | 1979 | Russia | Yes | [120] | |
Viengsay Valdés | Viengsay | Valdés | 1976 | Cuba | Yes | ||
Ambra Vallo | Ambra | Vallo | Italy | Yes | |||
Sarah Van Patten | Sarah | Van Patten | 1984 | United States | Yes | [121] | |
Christiane Vaussard | Christiane | Vaussard | 1923 | 2011 | France | No | |
Ekaterina Vazem | Ekaterina | Vazem | 1848 | 1937 | Russia | No | |
Noralma Vera Arrata | Noralma | Vera Arrata | 1936 | Ecuador | No | ||
Violette Verdy | Violette | Verdy | 1933 | 2016 | France | No | |
Diana Vishneva | Diana | Vishneva | 1976 | Russia | No | ||
Christine Vlassi | Christine | Vlassi | France | No | |||
Jocelyn Vollmar | Jocelyn | Vollmar | 1925 | 2018 | United States | No | |
Anastasia Volochkova | Anastasia | Volochkova | 1976 | Russia | Yes | ||
Nina Vyroubova | Nina | Vyroubova | 1921 | 2007 | Russia | No | |
Katita Waldo | Katita | Waldo | 1968 | Spain | No | [122] | |
Miranda Weese | Miranda | Weese | United States | No | [123] | ||
Doreen Wells | Doreen | Wells | 1937 | United Kingdom | No | ||
Wendy Whelan | Wendy | Whelan | 1967 | United States | No | [124] | |
Indiana Woodward | Indiana | Woodward | 1993 or 1994 | France | Yes | ||
Belinda Wright | Belinda | Wright | 1929 | 2007 | United Kingdom | No | |
Zhu Yan | Zhu | Yan | China | Yes | [125] | ||
Zenaida Yanowsky | Zenaida | Yanowsky | 1975 | Spain | No | [126] | |
Miyako Yoshida | Miyako | Yoshida | 1965 | Japan | No | [127] | |
Vanessa Zahorian | Vanessa | Zahorian | United States | No | [128] | ||
Svetlana Zakharova | Svetlana | Zakharova | 1979 | Ukraine | Yes | [129] | |
Carlotta Zambelli | Carlotta | Zambelli | 1875 | 1968 | Italy | No | |
Wanting Zhao | Wanting | Zhao | China | Yes |
References
- "Alessandra Ferri: A Prima Ballerina Assoluta Defined". Michigan Opera Theatre. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- "Eleonora Abbagnato". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Kourlas, Gia (June 10, 2020). "When the Dancers Have to Miss the Last dance". New York Times.
- Kisselgoff, Anna (May 21, 2002). "City Ballet Review; Alexopoulos Bows Out With Two Balanchine Works". New York Times.
- "Alicia Amatriain". Stuttgart Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Dores André". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- Kourlas, Gia (February 11, 2016). "Merrill Ashley Is in Focus at the Dance on Camera Festival". New York Times.
- "Ensemble". The Hamburg Ballet. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Elisa Badenes". Stuttgart Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- Lee, Lily Xiao Hong, ed. (2016-07-08). "Bai Shuxiang". Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 2: Twentieth Century. Routledge. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-315-49924-6.
- "Caroline Baldwin". Royal Danish Theatre. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Léonore Baulac". Opéra national de Paris (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Leanne Benjamin". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Skylar Brandt". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "Alicja Boniuszko". Culture PL. Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Alicja Boniuszko (1937-2019)". Portal Miasta Gdańska (Portal of the City of Gdansk) (in Polish). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Ashley Bouder". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Isabella Boylston". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Darcey Bussell". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Maria Calegari". Oxford References. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- "Elisa Carrillo Cabrera". Staatsballett Berlin. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Frances Chung". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Lia Cirio". Boston Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Simone Clarke | SEBS". www.southeast-balletscholars.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- "Alina Cojocaru". English National Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Valentine Colasante". Opéra national de Paris (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Petra Conti". Los Angeles Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Misty Copeland". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Artistic Staff". Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "J'aime Crandall". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Lauren Cuthbertson". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Sasha De Sola". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Holly Dorger". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Jurgita Dronina". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Aurélie Dupont". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "I Don't Miss 'Swan Lake': A Ballerina's Role on 'The Americans'". New York Times. 26 April 2017.
- "Madeleine Eastoe on Retiring from The Australian Ballet". Dance Magazine Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- Ellis, Ashley (October 17, 2018). "Boston Ballet Prima Ashley Ellis Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self". Dance Spirit.
- Ulrich, Allan (April 11, 2017). "Feijoo taking her final steps at SF Ballet". San Francisco Chronicle.
- Singer, Toba (December 18, 2018). "Inside Acosta/Danza, Where Risk Meets Reward". Pointe Magazine.
- "Mathilde Froustey". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Mara Galeazzi". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Dorothée Gilbert". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "The grit and the glory: French ballet star Marie-Agnès Gillot looks back on stunning career". France 24. 8 March 2018.
- "Céline Gittens". Birmingham Royal Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Results for '"goldwyn"' | Between 1st Jan 1950 and 31st Dec 1959 | British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 2021-08-17 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Bolshoi Ballet". www.bolshoi.ru. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- "Ballerina Sylvie Guillem bows out with Boléro in Japan". The Guardian. 30 December 2015.
- "Francesca Hayward". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Robyn Hendricks". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Paloma Herrera". Teatro Colón. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont". National Ballet of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
- Macdonald, Moira (May 26, 2017). "Their last dance: Pacific Northwest Ballet stars will twirl one more time before retiring". The Seattle Times.
- "Farewell Lana and Leanne". Dance Australia. 14 January 2019.
- "Yuriko Kajiya". Houston Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Kang Sue-jin: 'This will be my last performance in Korea'". The Korea Herald. 5 November 2015.
- "Бернара Кариева: Признания В Любви К Юбилею Знаменитой Балерины" [Bernarda Karieva: Declarations of Love for the Anniversary of the Famous Ballerina]. Darakchi (in Russian). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- "Julie Kent". The Washington Ballet. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Daria Klimentova". Royal Ballet School. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Maria Kochetkova on Freelance Life, Her New Show at the Joyce Theater and More". Pointe Magazine. 12 July 2019.
- "Carla Körbes, at 33, Announces Retirement From Ballet". New York Times. 18 September 2014.
- "Ako Kondo". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Maria Kowroski". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- Macaulay, Alastair (October 8, 2017). "A Farewell and Other Dramas at New York City Ballet". New York Times.
- "Misa Kuranaga". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "A Bold Leap: Lucia Lacarra Refuses To Settle For Anything Less Than Her Dream Career". Dance Magazine. 30 November 2016.
- The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Oxford University Press 2010, p. 170.
- "Sarah Lamb". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Sarah Lane". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Howard, Rachel (January 11, 2009). "Tina LeBlanc to leave S.F. Ballet". San Francisco Chronicles.
- Sulcas, Roslyn (December 9, 2020). "Sara Leland, Ballerina of Passion and Abandon, Dies at 79". New York Times.
- Escoyne, Courtney (July 2, 2020). "News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in May and June 2020". Dance Magazine.
- "Lauren Lovette". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Svetlana Lunkina". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Maia Makhateli". Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Roberta Marquez". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Sophie Martin". Scottish Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Kizzy Matiakis". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- "Kay Mazzo". Oxford Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- "Sara Mearns". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Laura Morera". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Gillian Murphy". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Yasmine Nagdhi". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Kyra Nichols – Oxford Reference". Oxford Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- Nina Novak, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
- "Marianela Nuñez". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Baby in the wings for Thomas Edur and Agnes Oaks". Evening Standard. 1 July 2009.
- "Fernanda Oliveira". English National Ballet. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Natalia Osipova". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Clairemarie Osta". Prix de Lausanne. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Park, Jae-eun (11 June 2021). "Korean ballet dancer Park Sae-eun named "star" dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet". Korea Herald.
- Clarke, Mary (1 February 2010). "Georgina Parkinson obituary". The Guardian.
- "Annette av Paul | the Canadian Encyclopedia".
- "Artistic – Ballet masters". Atlanta Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Ана Павловић" [Ana Pavlović]. www.narodnopozoriste.rs (in Serbian).
- "Tiler Peck". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Ida Praetorius". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Last rise of the curtain". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Teresa Reichlen". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Alice Renavand". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Ritz, Rebecca (February 28, 2014). "Dancing Through It My Journey in the Ballet By Jenifer Ringer". The Washington Post.
- "Sonia Rodriguez". National Ballet of Canada.
- "Tamara Rojo". English National Ballet. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "About". Danielle Rowe. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Serchuk, Barnett (February 11, 2014). "BWW Interviews: Stephanie Saland". BroadwayWorld.
- "Iana Salenko". Staatsballett Berlin. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Amber Scott". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Rina Schenfeld Dance Theatre: About "Angels" | Dance In Israel". 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- "Hee Seo". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Christine Shevchenko". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Trucco, Terry (October 1, 2015). "20 Years, 70 Roles and Several Injuries Later, a Star Ballerina Bids Farewell to the Spotlight". Playbill.
- "Abi Stafford". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Laurretta Summerscales". Bayerische Staatsoper. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Sofiane Sylve, Carlo Di Lanno and Marcelo Gomes to Join Dresden Semperoper Ballett". Pointe Magazine. 20 May 2020.
- "Akane Takada". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Erina Takahashi". English National Ballet. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Bauer, Claudia (October 23, 2017). "Janie Taylor's Second Chapter—In Sneakers". Dance Magazine.
- "Devon Teuscher". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Cassandra Trenary". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- "Anna Tsygankova". Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Sarah Van Patten". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Ulrich, Allan (February 7, 2010). "Waldo retiring after 22 years with S.F. Ballet". San Francisco Chronicles.
- Weinstein, Tresca (July 14, 2016). "Former City Ballet dancer still has moves". Times Union.
- "Wendy Whelan". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Untitled Document". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- "Zenaida Yanowsky". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Miyako's last dance". Royal Opera House. 29 June 2010.
- "SF Ballet's royal couple retire with a magical 'Swan Lake'". San Francisco Chronicle. 16 April 2017.
- "Bolshoi Ballet".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.