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.
Australian architect, dancer and choreographer
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 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 is one of America’s most important contemporary dance choreographers.
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.
Dancer Mary Verdi-Fletcher founded Cleveland-based Dancing Wheels in 1980 as the US’s first professional dance company to include dancers with and without disabilities.
Dame Margaret Scott founded the Australian Ballet School in 1963.
Cambodian dancer and choreographer
Vanessa Sanchez’s work as a dancer, choreographer, and founding artistic director of the dance group La Mezcla is born from deep engagement with the music and dance traditions of the Latinx and Afro-Latinx diaspora.