Marta Arévalo Osorio
Mexican writer, choreographer, actress, and dancer
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Dr Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer, activist and politician
Jin Xing
Transgender Chinese dancer, choreographer television host
Carmen Amaya Amaya
Renowned Spanish flamenco dancer
Patricia Ryan
Irish ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet company founder
Brenda Nokuzola Fassie
South African pop singer-songwriter and activist
Dolores del Río
Mexican actress Dolores del Río is considered the first Latin American woman to become a major film star, with a career that lasted from the 1920s Hollywood silent films into the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the ‘40s and ‘50s and later expanding into television and theater.
Nichelle Nichols
Actress, singer and dancer Nichelle Nichols is best known for her work as Lt. Uhura in the original Star Trek series, six subsequent films and Star Trek: The Animated Series.
Dorothy Moses Alexander
Founded by visionary dance instructor Dorothy Moses Alexander, the Atlanta Ballet began performing in 1929. Alexander’s dream of bringing quality ballet to the Atlanta community resulted in the Dorothy Alexander Dance Art Group—the first regional ballet company in the United States.
Amelia Rudolph
Aerial dancer and choreographer and filmmaker