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Ayo & Teo, duo of dancers and musicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fred Astaire ( – ), American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor. He was an innovator in dance. He made 31 musical films, 10 featuring his dances with Ginger Rogers, and was honored with the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. Allu Arjun, Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, He is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. Alisha Singh, Indian television actress, dancer and choreographer Hortensia Arnaud, pioneering Argentine dancer, vedette, and actress of film and stage
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George Balanchine ( – ), Georgian ballet choreographer. He is one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, and one of the founders of American ballet. His work formed a bridge between classical and modern ballet. Sara Baras (born 1971), female Flamenco dancer, born in the port of Cadiz. Mikhail Baryshnikov (born ), Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor. Rodney Bell (born 1971), known for physically integrated dance. Bez (born ), renowned as the dancer for the Happy Mondays. Vytautas Beliajus ( – September 1994), considered the father of international folk dancing in the United States. Blaž Bertoncelj and Andrea Podlogar, Slovenian dance and choreography team. Carlo Blasis ( – ), Italian dancer, choreographer and dance theoretician. Chrystelle Trump Bond, ( – ) American dancer, choreographer, and dance historian AC Bonifacio (born 2002), Filipino-Canadian actress, singer, model and dancer Anise Boyer (1914–2008), American dancer who was part of the Cotton Club chorus line during the Harlem Renaissance and traveled with Cab Calloway's band James Brown ( – ), commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", the "King of Funk", "Soul Brother #1" and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business", was an American entertainer (singer and dancer). He is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. Jean Butler (born ), Irish step dancer
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Raymond and Joyce Callis, English ballroom dancing champions
Don Campbell (1951 – March 30, 2020), American dancer
Leslie Caron, French dancer and actress in many motion pictures
Enrico Cecchetti (21 June 1850, Rome13 November 1928, Milan), Italian ballet dancer, founder of the Cecchetti method. Vernon and Irene Castle, husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century. Paul Christiano (1976–2015), American dancer and choreographer. Started out as a gymnast, then moved into dance. He was Chicago Magazine "Dancer of the year" 2003 and one of Time Outs "Dancing Men of 2010" Ciara, American singer, songwriter, dancer, and choreographer. She is best known for her hip-hop style and contemporary dance choreography. Bessie Clayton (–1948), considered the mother of American toe-tap dancing. Jack Cole (1911–1974), American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as the father of theatrical jazz dance. Dean Collins (May 29, 1917 – June 1, 1984), American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and innovator of swing. He is often credited with bringing swing dance, or Lindy Hop, from New York to Southern California. Misty Copeland (born September 10, 1982), American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history. Jean Coralli (1779–1854), French dancer and choreographer and later held the esteemed post of First Balletmaster of the Paris Opera Ballet. He is best known for the creation of the Romantic ballet Giselle which he choreographed in tandem with another French dancer, Jules Perrot. Joaquín Cortés (born February 22, 1969), classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer from Spain of Roma origin. Merce Cunningham ( – ), American dancer and choreographer.