Adriana Pierce
Trailblazing dancer, choreographer, and director, who is reshaping the ballet world through her initiative, Queer the Ballet.
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Eleanor King
American modern dancer and choreographer
May O’Donnell
American modern dancer and choreographer
Ana Ines King
Artistic director of the Santander Ballet in Colombia, faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University’s department of dance and choreography, and founder of the Latin Ballet of Virginia in Richmond in 1997, a professional dance company whose performances are rooted in Latin American traditions.
Charlotte Oelschlägel
Though ice skating has been around for centuries, it only came into its current form and fashion in the mid-19th century and was still taking shape as a professional and competitive sport when Charlotte Oelschlägel took up the activity.
Louise Lightfoot
Australian architect, dancer and choreographer
Adrienne Reiko Iwanaga
Teacher, performer, preserver, and cultural ambassador of Bon Odori, a centuries-old Japanese folk dance rooted in the Buddhist tradition of communal gathering to honor and celebrate the memory of ancestors.
Tina Ramirez
Tina Ramirez combined her artistic vision with years of performance and teaching experience to create and sustain the nation’s preeminent Hispanic-American dance company and school, Ballet Hispanico.
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp is one of America’s most important contemporary dance choreographers.
Sophie Maslow
Sophie Maslow was an American modern dance choreographer, performer, and teacher whose professional work in the field of dance began in the 1930s and spanned much of the 20th century.