Hip Hop Dancers
_______ besides hip hop was known for making Graffiti a respected artform.
Lady Pink
_____ is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. She has performed on stage and screen in a career spanning over eight decades.
Rita Moreno
_____makes history as the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre
Misty Copeland
_____ danced for Alvin Ailey's company for over 15 years
Judith Jameson
known for her use of scarves and use of parallel position and more natural movement. The Mother of modern dance.
Isadora Duncan
The 1st Lady and Mother of Hip-Hop
Cindy Campbell
After making her Broadway debut as a dancer in Guys and Dolls (1950), she went on to originate roles in Broadway musicals such as Anita in West Side Story (1957),
Chita Rivera
_____ was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev
Anna Pavlova
Who was the greatest Flamenco dancer ever?
Carmen Amaya
Known for Release/Contract, use of mythology and Americana in her choreographies.
Martha Graham
_____ known for her contributions to rap and hip hop
Lady B. aka Wendy Clark
_____was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Kitty Foyle (1940)
Ginger Rogers
She was the first ballerina in George Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial.
Margot Fonteyn
she flourished as a dancer in several Vaudeville shows, which was a popular theatre genre in the 20th century. She eventually moved to New York City and participated in the celebration of black life and art now known as the Harlem Renaissance.
Josephine Baker
Sparked the idea of modern dance from her cultural explorations inspired by a poster and later with her husband Ted Shawn.
Ruth St. Dennis
_______is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director
Teyana Taylor
___________ is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated 20 times for an Emmy Award (winning five), two Tony Awards, and has also won a Golden Globe Award and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991.
Debbie Allen
First dancer to be "en pointe".
Marie Taglioni
Famous for being a principal dancer and soloist for Rheda Troupe and appeared in many movies from Egypt.
Farida Fahmy
her choreography is known for creativity, wit and technical precision.
Twyla Tharp
The 1st all-female hip-hop crew on NBC's World of Dance, is ______
Style and Grace
_________ was an American dancer and actress. She suffered from polio as a child
Cyd Charisse
The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Harlequinade. She graduated to the New York City Ballet in 1968, was promoted to soloist in 1970, and principal dancer in 1972. She performed a variety of leading roles in their repertory,
Gelsey Kirkland
Known for her charismatic performances internationally in movies and films, she is an Egyptian.
Samia Gamal
__________influenced youth of East St. Louis by them joining dance classes
Katherine Dunham