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choreographers Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who c ...

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* Aaliyah * Paula Abdul *

Kyle Abraham Kyle Abraham (born August 14, 1977) is an American choreographer and dancer. He founded his own company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham (formerly Abraham.In.Motion) in 2006 in New York City and has produced many original works for A.I.M such as ''The Radio ...

Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey Jr. (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT). He created AAADT and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center ...

* Debbie Allen * Richard Alston *

Sir Frederick Ashton Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (17 September 190418 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue. Determined to be a dancer despite the oppositi ...

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

Bob Avian Robert Avedisian (December 26, 1937 – January 21, 2021), professionally known as Bob Avian, was an American choreographer, theatrical producer and director. Biography Born in New York City to an Armenian family in December 1937, Avian spent his ...

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* George Balanchine *

Claude Balon Claude Balon (also Ballon, often incorrectly named Jean; 1671–1744) was a French dancer and choreographer. The ballet term ballon Ballon may refer to: Places *Ballon, County Carlow (''Balana'' in Irish), a village in Ireland *Grand Ballon ...

Melissa Barak Melissa Barak (born August 9, 1979 in Los AngelesState of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995'' (Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics).) is a choreographer and ballerina. S ...

* Margaret Barr * Mikhail Baryshnikov * Aszure Barton *

Steve Barton ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her song "Mickey" topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit th ...

Pina Bausch Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as . Bausch's approach was noted for a stylized blend of dance m ...

* Jeanne Beaman *

Pierre Beauchamp Pierre Beauchamp or Beauchamps (; 30 October 1631 – February 1705) was a French choreographer, dancer and composer, and the probable inventor of Beauchamp–Feuillet notation. His grand-father was called Christophe (a musician) and his ...

Paul Becker Paul Becker is a Canadian director, choreographer, writer, and producer. He is best known for choreographing ''Deadpool 2'', ''Descendants (2015 film), Disney's Descendants'', ''Mirror Mirror (film), Mirror Mirror'', ''Twilight (2008 film), Twi ...

* Maurice Bejart * Bruno Beltrão * María Benítez * Michael Bennett *

Busby Berkeley Busby Berkeley (born Berkeley William Enos; November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) was an American film director and musical choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berke ...

Pepsi Bethel Alfred "Pepsi" Bethel (August 31, 1918, Greensboro, North Carolina – August 30, 2002, New York City) was a jazz dancer, choreographer, and leader of his own dance troupe, the Pepsi Bethel Authentic Jazz Dance Theater, which he founded in 1960.T ...

Zina Bethune Zina Bianca Bethune (February 17, 1945 – February 12, 2012) was an American actress, dancer, and choreographer. Early years Bethune was born on Staten Island, the daughter of Ivy ( Vigder), a Russian-born (Sevastopol, present-day Ukraine) act ...

* Mari Bicknell *

Mauro Bigonzetti Mauro Bigonzetti (born 1960) is an Italian ballet dancer and choreographer. He trained at the ballet school of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and entered their company in 1979. In 1983 Bigonzetti joined the Reggio Emilia company Aterballetto, renow ...

Andy Blankenbuehler Andy Blankenbuehler (born March 7, 1970) is an American dancer, choreographer and director primarily for stage and concerts. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography five times, and has won three times: for '' In the Height ...

Walter Bobbie Walter Bobbie (born November 18, 1945) is an American theatre director, choreographer, and occasional actor and dancer. Bobbie has directed both musicals and plays on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and was the Artistic Director of the New York City ...

Jonah Bokaer Jonah Bokaer (born October 1, 1981) is an American choreographer and media artist. He works on live performances in the United States and elsewhere, including choreography, digital media, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and social enterprise. ...

Chrystelle Trump Bond Chrystelle Lee Trump Bond (January 1, 1938 – May 6, 2020) was an American dancer, choreographer, dance historian, and author. Bond was the founding chair of the dance department at Goucher College. She was the co-founder and director of ' ...

Matthew Bourne Sir Matthew Christopher Bourne (born 13 January 1960) is an English choreographer whose work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. Choreographer In 2007, Bourne contemplated a gay version of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Despite the succ ...

* August Bournonville *

Marc Breaux Marc Breaux (November 3, 1924 – November 19, 2013) was an American choreographer and occasional film director best known for his work on musical films of the 1960s and 1970s. Most of his well-known work was in collaboration with Dee Dee Wood to ...

* Chris Brown *

Trisha Brown Trisha Brown (November 25, 1936 – March 18, 2017) was an American choreographer and dancer, and one of the founders of the Judson Dance Theater and the postmodern dance movement. Brown’s dance/movement method, with which she and her dancer ...

* Christopher Bruce * Dana Tai Soon Burgess *

Jean Butler Jean Butler (born March 14, 1971) is an American stepdancer, a master of Irish Dance, choreographer, and actress. She is best known for originating the principal female role in the Irish dance theatrical production ''Riverdance''. In January 20 ...

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* :pt:António M Cabrita * Gloria Campobello *

Nellie Campobello Nellie (or ''Nelly'') Francisca Ernestina Campobello Luna (November 7, 1900 – July 9, 1986) was a Mexican writer, notable for having written one of the few chronicles of the Mexican Revolution from a woman's perspective: '' Cartucho'', which c ...

* :pt:São Castro * Jonathan Stuart Cerullo * Kate Champion *

Sean Cheesman Sean Cheesman is a Canadian dancer and choreographer, best known as a judge and choreographer for television dance competitions such as ''So You Think You Can Dance'', ''So You Think You Can Dance Canada'' and '' Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Lif ...

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (born 1976) is a Belgian dancer and choreographer and director. He has made over 50 choreographic pieces and received two Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, three Ballet Tanz awards for best choreographe ...

Lucinda Childs Lucinda Childs (born June 26, 1940) is an American postmodern dancer/ choreographer and actress. Her compositions are known for their minimalistic movements yet complex transitions. Childs is most famous for being able to turn the slightest mov ...

Joyce Ching Joyce Giselle Palad Ching-Alimon (born January 5, 1995) is a Filipina-Chinese actress, She is best known for her role in television dramas '' Koreana'', '' Munting Heredera'', ''Anna Karenina'', ''Dormitoryo'', ''Strawberry Lane'' and ''Haham ...

Marie Chouinard Marie Chouinard OC (born 14 May 1955) is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and dance company director. Life and work In 1978, Chouinard presented her first work, ''Crystallization''. After 12 years as a solo performer and choreographer, Chouina ...

* Paul Christiano *

Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...

Martha Clarke Martha Clarke (born June 3, 1944) is an American theater director and choreographer noted for her multidisciplinary approach to theatre, dance, and opera productions. Her best-known original work is ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'' (1984, re-im ...

* Jack Cole * Flick Colby *

Gloria Contreras Roeniger María Gloria Contreras Roeniger, better known as Gloria Contreras (November 15, 1934 – November 25, 2015) was a Mexican dancer and choreographer. Biography Contreras was born in Mexico City. She studied dancing under Nelsy Dambré in Mexic ...

Lucia Cormani Lucia Cormani was a 19th and early 20th-century Italian ballet dancer and one of the founders of the Royal Academy of Dance. Lucia's life is not well documented, in part because she never danced in the most famous female roles. She was probably bo ...

Jean Coralli Jean Coralli (15 January 1779 – 1 May 1854) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer, best known for collaborating with Jules Perrot in creating ''Giselle'' (1841), the quintessential Romantic ballet of the nineteenth century. Early life ...

* Lillian Covillo *

John Cranko John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet. Life and career Early life Cranko was born in Rustenburg in the former province of Transv ...

* Bill Cratty * Birgit Cullberg * Merce Cunningham * Seán Curran (dancer), Sean Curran

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* Remo D'souza * Siobhan Davies * David Dawson (choreographer), David Dawson * Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker * Yemi A.D., Yemi Akinyemi Dele * Agnes de Mille * Maya Deren * Marguerite Derricks * Prabhu Deva * Tyce Diorio * Marguerite Donlon * David Dorfman (choreographer), David Dorfman * Ulysses Dove * Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo * Isadora Duncan * Katherine Dunham

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* Hilary Easton * Eiko & Koma * Mats Ek * Alexander Ekman * Chris Elam * Jorma Elo * Parker Esse * Bill Evans (dancer), Bill Evans

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* Garth Fagan * Molissa Fenley * Raoul Auger Feuillet * Michael Flatley * Maureen Fleming * Anne Fletcher * Michel Fokine * William Forsythe (dancer), William Forsythe * Simone Forti * Bob Fosse * Celia Franca * Brian Friedman * Larry Fuller (choreographer), Larry Fuller * Loie Fuller

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* Misha Gabriel * Antonio Gades * Eddie Garcia * Jason Gardiner * Sonia Gaskell * Jodie Gates * Kim Gavin * Jean-Marc Généreux * Yvonne Georgi * Laurieann Gibson * Christopher Gillis * Béatrice Kombe Gnapa * Parris Goebel * Chachi Gonzales * Len Goodman * David Gordon (choreographer), David Gordon * Martha Graham * Yuri Grigorovich * Victor Gsovsky * Richard Gutierrez

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* MC Hammer * Christopher Hampson * Ciara, Ciara Harris * Paul Harris (choreographer), Paul Harris * Erick Hawkins * Ganesh Hegde * Keith Hennessy * Heike Hennig * Darrin Henson * Robert Helpmann * Mark Herras * Tatsumi Hijikata * Robert Hoffman (actor), Robert Hoffman * Geoffrey Holder * Saskia Hölbling * Hollywood Jade * Hanya Holm * Lester Horton * Derek Hough * Christopher House * Young Soon Hue * Doris Humphrey

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* Nunzio Impellizzeri * Carrie Ann Inaba * Ana Itelman

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* Laganja Estranja, Jay Jackson * Janet Jackson * Michael Jackson * Shobana Jeyasingh * Bill T. Jones * Tamsier Joof * Chris Judd

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* Geeta Kapoor * Dan Karaty * Teet Kask * Gene Kelly * Akram Khan (dancer), Akram Khan * Farah Khan * Mudassar Khan * Saroj Khan * Michael Kidd * Jamie King * Charles Klapow * Michael Klien * Theodore Kosloff * Harry Kramer (German artist), Harry Kramer * Jiří Kylián * Pavlos Kourtidis

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* Noemie Lafrance * Wayne Lamb * Tina Landon * Noemi Lapzeon * Josefina Lavalle * Joe Layton * Douglas Lee (choreographer), Douglas Lee * Ralph Lemon * Abigail Levine * Bella Lewitzky * Daniel Lewis (choreographer), Daniel Lewis * Edwaard Liang * Tanja Liedtke * José Limón * Susanne Linke * Gary Lloyd * Édouard Lock * Annabelle Lopez Ochoa * Murray Louis * Lar Lubovitch * Nadine Lustre * Gillian Lynne

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* Brian Macdonald (choreographer), Brian Macdonald * Blake McGrath * Nakul Dev Mahajan * Kenneth MacMillan * Miriam Mahdaviani * Russell Maliphant * Tatiana Mamaki * Luigi Manzotti * Susan Marshall (choreographer), Susan Marshall * Cathy Marston * Léonide Massine * Sabrina Matthews * Matt Mattox * General Hershy Bar, William Matons * Julianna Rose Mauriello * Harrison McEldowney * Gates McFadden * Wayne McGregor * Trey McIntyre * Donald McKayle * Vaibhavi Merchant * Ana Mérida * Sulamith Messerer * Mia Michaels * Abby Lee Miller * Daichi Miura * Mathilde Monnier * Mark Morris (choreographer), Mark Morris * Graeme Murphy * Mary Murphy (choreographer), Mary Murphy

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* Daniel Nagrin * Ohad Naharin * Fernand Nault * John Neumeier * Bronislava Nijinska * Vaslav Nijinsky * Alwin Nikolais * Malgorzata Nowacka * Rudolf Nureyev

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* May O'Donnell * Kenny Ortega * Gideon Obarzanek * Kazuo Ohno

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* Veronica Paeper * Ruth Page (ballerina), Ruth Page * Stephen Page * Hermes Pan (choreographer), Hermes Pan * Dimitris Papaioannou * Steve Paxton * Travis Payne * Tom Pazik * Justin Peck * Louis-Guillaume Pécour * Rosie Perez * Jules Perrot * Michael Peters (choreographer), Michael Peters * Marius Petipa * Roland Petit * Stephen Petronio * Arlene Phillips * Crystal Pite * Anna Plisetskaya * Danielle Polanco * Angelin Preljocaj * Prabhu Deva

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* Yvonne Rainer * Marie Rambert * Pierre Rameau * Alexei Ratmansky * Dwight Rhoden * Jerome Robbins * Fatima Robinson * Wade Robson * Ginger Rogers * Pedro Romeiras * Gunhild Rosén * David Roussève * Jeanne Ruddy * Henning Rübsam * Raju Sundaram

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*Sandip Soparrkar * Ruth St. Denis * Arthur Saint-Leon * Marie Sallé * Ana Sanchez-Colberg * Karine Saporta * Margo Sappington * Liam Scarlett * Oskar Schlemmer * Troy Schumacher * Dave Scott (choreographer), Dave Scott * Sekhar (choreographer), Sekhar * Adam G. Sevani * Adam Shankman * Robert Sher-Machherndl * Rosy Simas * Stefan Sittig * Mary Skeaping * Detlef Soost * Shane Sparks * Jody Sperling * Morleigh Steinberg * Garry Stewart * Tatiana Stepanova * Alyson Stoner * Susan Stroman

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* Meryl Tankard * John Taras * Sonya Tayeh * June Taylor * Paul Taylor (choreographer), Paul Taylor * Lynne Taylor-Corbett * Tony Testa * Twyla Tharp * Lisa Joann Thompson * John Tiller * Helgi Tómasson (dancer), Helgi Tómasson * Bruno Tonioli * Chehon Wespi-Tschopp * Antony Tudor * Tommy Tune

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* Jorma Uotinen

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* Agrippina Vaganova * Athina Vahla * Rudi van Dantzig * Wim Vandekeybus * Hans van Manen * Kenneth von Heidecke * Vyjayanthimala

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* Travis Wall * Sasha Waltz * Leigh Warren * John Weaver (dancer), John Weaver * Natalie Weir * Stanton Welch * Christopher Wheeldon * Onna White * Mary Wigman * Suzy Willson * Nina Winthrop * Douglas Wright (New Zealand dancer), Douglas Wright * Peter Wright (dancer), Peter Wright * Rebecca Wright * Kimberly Wyatt

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* Dharmesh Yelande * Nellie Yu Roung Ling

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* Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov

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