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Female dancers By: Graeson Mobley

ANNA PAVLOVA She was best known for dancing the “Dying Swan” She became the Russian Imperial Ballet’s prima ballerina in 1906 She choreographed only one work, Autumn Leaves

MARIA TALLCHIEF She was a Native American and a member of the Osage Tribe She was the first prima ballerina for the New York City ballet She was especially noted for her roles in “Orpheus”, ”The Nutcracker”, and “Swan Lake”

706 × 900 - classicalite.com MARGOT FONTEYN She was an English ballerina who gained fame for dancing Giselle and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty She worked extensively with the Royal Ballet and partnered with Rudolf Nureyev

MARTHA GRAHAM She studied dance at Denishawn School beginning in 1916 She choreographed Appalachian Spring and taught at her Modern Dance Company, the oldest in America, until she was 96 years old

TWYLA THARP This choreographer’s best known works have married modern dance and popular music by composers such as Billy Joel She won a Best Choreography Tony for Movin’ Out

ISADORA DUNCAN This dancer helped develop modern dance by rejecting the traditional forms used in ballet She rebelled against ballet’s restriction by dancing barefoot in long, flowing tunics She preferred improvisational dance to ballet She was killed in a freak car accident when her scarf became entangled in the wheel

Katherine dunham This woman paved the way from modern African- American dance, which her dance troupe exemplified She was known as “Matriarch of Black Dance”

Ruth st. denis This dancer and choreographer taught a young Martha Graham She founded the Denishawn school with her husband Ted Shawn She celebrated Asian culture with the pieces The Yogi and O-Mike

Agnes de mille She choreographed a ballet based on the life of Lizzie Borden, titled Fall River Legend She also created the dances for the Broadway musicals Carousel and Paint Your Wagon She is the choreographer of Aaron Copland’s Rodeo and the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! She was the daughter of a playwright and the niece of a Hollywood director and producer

Ginger rogers She was an actress and singer as well as a dancer She won an Academy Award for Best Actress She is best known in film for her romantic and dancing roles of Fred Astaire

Shirley temple black Known for her roles in many movies as a child, this actress was famous for her dancing She was called “America’s Sweetheart” and was known for her curly hair

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