List of female dancers

The following is a list of female dancers by nationality — notable women who are well known for their work in the field of dance.

Africa

Algeria

Egypt

  • Naima Akef (1929–1966), belly dancer, film actress
  • Nagwa Fouad (born 1936), belly dancer
  • Nadia Gamal (1937–1990), belly dancer, toured widely including North America
  • Samia Gamal (1924–1994), belly dancer, film actress
  • Taheyya Kariokka (1919–1999), belly dancer, film actress
  • Kuchuk Hanem, 19th-century erotic dancer
  • Nelly Mazloum (1929–2003), belly dancer, show dancer, folklorist, own dance company
  • Hanan Tork (born 1975), ballerina, Cairo Ballet Group, later film actress

South Africa

Asia

Armenia

Bangladesh

  • Benazir Salam (born 1979), Indian classical dancer, modern dancer, Odissi teacher

China

Georgia

India

Iran

  • Farzaneh Kaboli (born 1949), Iranian folk dancer, ballet dancer, choreographer

Ireland

  • Ninette de Valois (1898–2001), Irish ballet dancer, choreographer, one of the founders of ballet in England
  • Joan Denise Moriarty (1912?–1992) Irish traditional dancer, ballet dancer, choreographer, founder of professional ballet in Ireland

Israel

Japan

Kazakhstan

Lebanon

Pakistan

  • Suhaee Abro (dancer since 2001), Indian classical dancer, modern dancer, choreographer
  • Nargis (born 1974), film actress, stage dancer

South Korea

Australia

New Zealand

Europe

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

  • Svetlana Beriosova (1932–1998), prima ballerina, Royal Ballet
  • Sonia Gaskell (1904–1974), dancer, choreographer, teacher, artistic director of the Dutch National Ballet
  • Aušra Gineitytė (born 1962), ballet dancer and pedagogue
  • Tamara Kalibataitė (1926–2010), dancer and choreographer
  • Elena Kepalaitė (born 1920), sculptor, painter and dancer
  • Aira Naginevičiutė (born 1965), dancer, choreographer and teacher
  • Eglė Špokaitė (born 1971), ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the Lithuanian National Opera and ballet theater (1989–2011)

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

  • Stanislava Brezovar (1937–2003), ballerina, starred in the film Ples čarovnic (Dance of the Witches)
  • Meta Vidmar (1899–1975), modern dancer, expressionist dancer, teacher

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

North America

Canada

Cuba

Mexico

United States

Puerto Rico

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Peru

Uruguay

See also

References

  1. "Monica Loughman". Ballerina.ie. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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