NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of choreographers

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American multi-platinum selling Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. ... Alvin Ailey, Jr. ... Richard Alston is a British choreographer. ... Robert Alton (January 28, 1906 â€“ June 12, 1957) was a Tony Award-winning American dancer and choreographer, a major figure in dance choreography of Broadway and Hollywood musicals during from the 1930s through to the early 1950s. ... Gerald Arpino (born January 14, 1928) American dancer and choreographer; Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet. ... Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (September 17, 1904 - October 18, 1988) began his career as a dancer but is largely remembered as a choreographer. ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 â€“ June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... The founder of the Cholomondeleys and Featherstonehaughs dance companies, she has choreographed over 100 dances with the two companies. ...

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Jean BabilÃ©e (whose real name is Jean Gutman(n)) is a dancer and French choreographer who was born in Paris on February 2, 1923. ... George Balanchine (January 9 (O.S.) = January 22 (N.S.), 1904â€“April 30, 1983) was one of the 20th centurys foremost choreographers, and one of the founders of American ballet. ... Claude Balon (also Ballon, often incorrectly named Jean) (c1671â€“1744), was a French dancer and choreographer. ... Philippine Pina Bausch (born July 27, 1940 in Solingen, Germany) is a modern dance choreographer and a leading influence in the development of the Tanztheater style of dance. ... Stephen Baynes was a choreographer with the Australian Ballet in the 1990s and early 2000s. ... Pierre Beauchamp (also Beauchamps, sometimes mistakenly called Charles-Louis Beauchamp) (1631â€“1705) was a French choreographer, dancer and composer, and the probable inventor of Beauchamp-Feuillet notation. ... A competition bodybuilder turned model. ... Bennett on the cover of his 1990 biography by Kevin Kelly Michael Bennett (April 8, 1943 - July 2, 1987) was a Tony Award-winning American musical theater director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. ... This article is about a British ballet and dance choreographer. ... August Bournonville (August 21, 1805–November 30, 1879) was a ballet master and French ballet master, Antoine Bournonville, who had settled in Denmark. ... Trisha Brown (25 November 1936, Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.) is a postmodernist American choreographer and dancer. ... Christopher Bruce is a British choreographer. ...

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Nick Castle (born September 21, 1947) is an American actor,screenwriter and film director. ... Marth Clarke is one of the most important modern choreographers in America. ... Born in New York in 1925, Robert Cohan is a dancer, choreographer and teacher, a key figure in the development of British contemporary dance. ... Jack Cole (1911 - 1974) is an American choreographer known as the father of theatrical jazz dance. ... John Cyril Cranko, (August 15, 1927 â€“ June 26, 1973), was a choreographer with the Sadlers Wells Ballet (which later became the Royal Ballet). ... Bill Cratty. ... Merce Cunningham (born April 16, 1919 in Centralia, Washington, United States) is an American dancer and choreographer. ...

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Peter Darrell CBE, a ballet choreographer who founder of the Scottish Ballet, was born at Richmond, Surrey, on September 16th, 1929 and died in Glasgow on December 2nd, 1987. ... Shiamak Davar is an Indian choreographer. ... Siobhan Davies (born 1950 and often known as Sue Davies) was a dancer with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre during the 1970s, then becoming one of its leading choreographers before founding her own company â€” the Siobhan Davies Dance Company â€” in 1988. ... Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker (born 1960 in Mechelen, Belgium) is a choreographer and dancer. ... Agnes George de Mille (September 18, 1905 â€“ October 7, 1993) was an American dancer and choreographer. ... Marguerite Derricks, also known as Marguerite Pomerhn, is an award-winning choreographer, ballerina and actress born in Buffalo, New York[1] in 1961. ... Ulysses Dove Ulysses Dove (1947 - 1996) was one of the most innovative contemporary choreographers of the past half century. ... Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan (May 27, 1877 â€“ September 14, 1927) was an American dancer. ...

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Garth Fagan (1940 -) Modern dance choreographer. ... George Faison is best known for his work with the funk group Earth, Wind, & Fire. ... Raoul Auger Feuillet (c1653â€“c1709) was a French dance notator, publisher and choreographer most well-known today for his ChorÃ©graphie, ou lart de dÃ©crire la danse (Paris, 1700) which described Beauchamp-Feuillet notation, and his subsequent collections of ballroom and theatrical dances. ... Michel Fokine or Mikhail Mikhailovich Fokin (ÐœÐ¸Ñ…Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐœÐ¸Ñ…Ð°Ð¹Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¤Ð¾ÐºÐ¸Ð½) (April 23 [O.S. April 11] 1880) â€“ August 22, 1942) was a groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer. ... William Forsythe is an American who became known internationally for his work with the Frankfurt Ballet. ... Bob Fosse, early promotional image Bob Fosse (June 23, 1927 â€“ September 23, 1987) was a musical theater choreographer and director. ...

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Antonio Gades (November 14, 1936 - July 20, 2004) was a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer (born Antonio Esteve RÃ³denas in Alicante). ... Eddie GarcÃa (born Eduardo Verchez GarcÃa on 2 May 1921 in Sorsogon, Philippines) popularly known as Manoy is a Filipino movie and televison actor. ... Yvonne Georgi (October 29, 1903 - January 25, 1975) was a German dancer, choreographer and ballet mistress. ... For the supercentenarian, see Martha Graham (supercentenarian). ... Laurieann Gibson is a hip-hop choreographer best known for her work on MTVs Making the Band series. ... Graeme Murphy (born November 1950) is one of Australias most well known dance choreographers and formed the Sydney Dance Company in 1976 with fellow dancer and collaborator Janet Vernon. ...

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Sir Robert Murray Helpmann CBE (April 9, 1909 â€“ September 28, 1986) was an Australian dancer, actor, director and choreographer, Born Robert Murray Helpman he added the extra n to avoid there being 13 letters in his name. ... Hanya Holm (1893 – 1992) dancer, choreographer and teacher Holm was one of the pioneers of modern dance. ... Lester Horton (January 23, 1906 - November 2, 1953) was an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. ... Doris Batcheller Humphrey (October 17, 1895 - December 29, 1958) was a famous dancer of the early twentieth century. ... Darrin Dewitt Henson (born May 5, 1972 in Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American choreographer, dancer, and actor. ...

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Carrie Ann Inaba

Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. ...

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Bill T. Jones is an American artistic director, choreographer and dancer. ... Cristan Lee Judd (born August 15, 1969, in Abilene, Texas) is an actor and choreographer, but is probably best known for his failed marriage to Jennifer LÃ³pez. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, pop icon, and younger sister of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...

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Dan Karaty is an American hip hop dance choreographer, who has created routines for major performers such as Jessica Simpson and NSync. ... Teet Kask Teet Kask (Mai 8, 1968) is a Estonian - born Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer. ... For the similarly-named American actress, see Jean Kelly. ... Farah Khan Kunder is an Indian film director and choreographer. ... Akram Khan may refer to: Akram Khan (cricketer) Akram Khan (dancer) This human name article is a disambiguation page â€” a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a persons or persons name. ... Michael Kidd (born Milton Greenwald 12 August 1919) is an Jewish-American film and stage choreographer. ... Charles Chucky Klapow (born July 5, 1980) is a choreographer and dance instructor known for his teachings of the mental approach to dance. ... born 1973, Vienna One of Europeâ€™s choreographic pioneers. ... Jiri Kylian, born 1947, a Czech dance choreographer and dancer. ... Theodore Kosloff (left) in the 1921 Cecil B. DeMille directed Fools Paradise. ...

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Dale has taught master classes at the Kiradjiev Cultural Center in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the American School in Singapore, and for the Singapore Dance Association at Lasalle College of the Arts. ... Tina Landon Behind The Moves instructional DVD Distortion CD cover Tina Landon is a choreographer and dancer for high-profile concert tours and music videos. ... JosÃ© LimÃ³n (January 12, 1908â€”December 2, 1972) was a dancer who helped define the shape of modern and contemporary dance. ... Charles Lisner is the Australian founder of the Queensland Ballet. ... Christine Laitta is an American actress from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in 1948 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. ... Gun Lund (b. ... Gillian Lynne as Claudine in the 1954 production of Can Can at the Coliseum Theatre, London. ... Fernão Lopez is reputed to have been a Portuguese prisoner, who on his return to Portugal in 1513, marooned himself on Saint Helena, an island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, thereby becoming its first permanent resident. ...

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Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), usually credited as Gates McFadden, is an American actress and choreographer. ... Sir Kenneth MacMillan (December 11, 1929 Dunfermline, Scotland - October 29, 1992, London) was a noted Scottish ballet dancer and choreographer. ... Luigi Manzotti (1835-1905) Renowned Italian choreographer, best remembered for his choreography of the ballet Excelsior (1881), music by Romualdo Marenco. ... Susan Marshall (born October 17 1958) is an American choreographer and dancer. ... Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin (August 9, 1896â€“March 15, 1979) was a Russian choreographer and ballet dancer. ... Harrison McEldowney American choreographer known for his theatrical work, for the 1992 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremonies and for Carnegie Halls Give My Regards to Broadway: A Salute to 125 Years of Musical Theater, 17 June 1991. ... Mathilde Monnier is a french choreographer. ... Mark Morris in 2006 Mark Morris (born: August 29, 1956) is an American modern dancer, choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship, ingenuity, humor, and at times eclectic musical accompaniments. ... Graeme Murphy (born November 1950) is one of Australias most well known dance choreographers and formed the Sydney Dance Company in 1976 with fellow dancer and collaborator Janet Vernon. ... Actress Mary Murphy appearing as Cindy Hilliard in The Desperate Hours Mary Murphy (born January 26, 1931) was a film actress of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. ... Mia Michaels is an American choreographer. ...

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Daniel Nagrin (born May 22, 1917) is an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, and author. ... Ohad Naharin (b. ... Bronislava Nijinska (January 8, 1891 - February 21, 1972) was a Russian dancer, choreographer, and teacher of Polish descent, also known as Bronislava Fominitshna Nizhinskaya; in Polish language: BronisÅ‚awa NiÅ¼yÅ„ska. ... Vaslav Nijinsky as Vayou in Nikolai Legats revival of Marius Petipas The Talisman, St. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

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May ODonnell (1909 - 2004) American modern dancer and choreographer. ... Kenny Ortega (b. ...

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Fred Astaire and Hermes Pan working out a dance routine Hermes Pan (December 10, 1909 â€“ September 19, 1990) was an American dancer and choreographer. ... Steve Paxton (born 1939, Tucson, Arizona) is an experimental dancer and choreographer. ... Tom Pazik (1940-1993) began his dance training in Detroit, Michigan where he studied under Sandra Severo. ... Louis-Guillaume PÃ©cour (also PÃ©court) (1653-1729) was a French danser and choreographer. ... Michael Peters (August 6, 1948 - August 21, 1994) was an American choreographer. ... Maestro Marius Ivanovich Petipa, MaÃ®tre de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres. ... Roland Petit (January 13, 1924) is a French choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris, France. ... Arlene Phillips OBE (born 1944 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) is a British choreographer working in many fields of dance. ...

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Yvonne Rainer (born November 24, 1934) is an American choreographer and filmmaker. ... Dame Marie Rambert was to exert a great influence on British ballet, both as dancer and teacher. ... Pierre Rameau (1674-1748) was a French dancing master. ... Teresa Ranieri (born August 4, 1966) is a contemporary dance choreographer and lecturer. ... Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 - July 29, 1998) was an American choreographer whose work has included everything from classical ballet to contemporary musical theater. ... Fatima Robinson is a noted music video director and choreographer. ... Wade Jeremy Robson (born September 17, 1982) was born in Australia and has become one of the most successful pop choreographers and producers. ...

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Oskar Schlemmer (September 4, 1888 â€“ April 13, 1943) was a German painter, sculptor and designer associated with the Bauhaus school. ... Gary L. Stewart was Imperator of AMORC from 1987 to 1990. ... Minako Seki was born in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Stefan Sittig (born September 17, 1972 in Washington, D.C.) is known mostly as an American musical theatre choreographer and performer. ... Shane Sparks (born c. ...

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Meryl Tankard (b. ... June Taylor (about 1918-17 May 2004) was an American choreographer. ... Paul Taylor photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1960 Paul Taylor (born July 29, 1930) is one of the foremost American choreographers of the 20th century. ... // Tharp in a poster for a performance at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. ... Antony Tudor in â€œGala Performanceâ€, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Antony Tudor (April 4, 1909 - April 19, 1987), born William Cook, was an English choreographer and dancer who choreographed numerous ballets. ... Thomas James Tune (born February 28, 1939) is a famous actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer. ...

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Kenneth von Heidecke

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Kenneth von Heidecke (born in Chicago on December 30, 1952) is an American dancer, choreographer, and the founder and artistic director of Von Heideckeâ€™s Chicago Festival Ballet and Von Heidecke School of Ballet. ...

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Leigh Warren (born 1952) is an Australian contemporary dance choreographer and is Artistic Director of Leigh Warren & Dancers (LWD) having previously been at the Australian Dance Theatre. ... John Weaver (July 21, 1673 â€“ September 24, 1760) was a dancer and choreographer and is commonly known as the father of English pantomime. ... Mary Wigman (1886-1973), born Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann, was a German dancer, choreographer, and instructor of dance. ... Douglas Wright is a notable dancer and choreographer in the New Zealand arts establishment. ...

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