Kurt Jooss
German ballet dancer & choreographer, born in 1901, & regarded as the founder of Tanztheater.
Dore Hoyer
German expressionist dancer & choreographer born in 1911.
Mary Wigman
German dancer & choreographer born 1886. Pioneered expressionist dance & dance therapy.
Ludmilla Tchérina
French prima ballerina, sculptor, actor, painter, choreographer, & author of two novels, born in 1924.
Duska Sifnios
Serbian ballerina and choreographer born in 1933.
Cléo de Mérode
French dancer, known as the “first real celebrity icon”, born in 1875.
Bob Fosse
American dancer, choreographer, actor, & director famous for his distinctive style of choreography.
Isadora Duncan
American dancer born in 1877 & known as “The Mother of Dance”.
Josephine Baker
American-French entertainer, French Resistance agent, civil rights activist, & first black woman to star in a major film.
Zizi Jeanmarie
French ballet dancer who became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen.