Ballet Dancers in History (Part 2)

Events in Music

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Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 101 - 127 of 127

1947-10-30 Chris Komar, American ballet dancer and artistic director (Milwaukee Ballet, 1969-72; Merce Cunningham Dance Company, 1972-93), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1996)
1948-01-27 Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American ballet dancer,and choreographer (American Ballet Theater), and actor (The Turning Point; Sex In The City), born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia)
1948-12-07 Yoko Morishita, Japanese prima ballerina (Baterina No Habataki), born in Hiroshima, Japan
1949-03-18 Starr Danias, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in Queens, New York City
1949-08-26 Gayle McKinney-Griffith, American ballerina (Dance Theater of Harlem), dancing coach, and choreographer, born in New York City (d. 2023) [1]
1949-11-28 Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer (Bolshoi Ballet, 1971-79), and actor (Witness; Die Hard), born in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, USSR (d. 1995)
1950-12-02 Merrill Ashley [Linda Merrill], American ballerina (NYC Ballet, 1967-97), and dance teacher, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1951-03-28 Karen Kain, Canadian ballet dancer, 1973-97 (Moscow International Ballet Competition, 1973), and artistic director (National Ballet of Canada, 2005-21), born in Hamilton, Ontario
1952-12-29 Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina (Nutcracker), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1953-09-27 Heather Watts, American ballerina (Dancing on My Grave), born in Los Angeles, California
1954-12-14 Ib Andersen, Danish ballet dancer, born in Copenhagen
1955-03-09 Fernando Bujones, American ballet dancer, born in Miami, Florida (d. 2005)
1956-04-04 Evelyn Hart, Canadian prima ballerina (Royal Winnipeg Ballet), born in Toronto, Ontario
1958-04-24 Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer, born in Moscow, USSR
1958-06-29 Leslie Browne, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in New York City
1962-02-09 Anik Bissonnette, Canadian ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec

1963-05-06 Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina (Royal Ballet, 1980-84; American Ballet Theater, 1985-2007, La Scala Ballet, 1985-2007), born in Milan, Italy
1964-07-13 Leanne Benjamin, Australian ballet dancer (principal ballerina Royal Ballet), born in Rockhampton, Australia
1964-10-03 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Filipino prima ballerina, 1984-2014 (Kirov Ballet; Philippine Ballet Theatre; Ballet Manila), artistic director, and educator, born in Manila, Philippines
1965-02-23 Sylvie Guillem, French ballerina (Royal Ballet, 1989-2015), born in Paris, France
1967-03-06 Julio Bocca, Argentine ballet dancer (American Ballet Theater, 1986-2006; Ballet Argentino, 1990-2007), and artistic director (National Ballet of Uruguay, 2010-18), born in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1969-04-27 Darcey Bussell, British ballerina (Strictly Come Dancing), born in London
1972-04-25 Sara Baras, Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer, born in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain
1975-09-07 Marie-Agnès Gillot, French ballet dancer & choreographer, born in Caen, France
1975-12-21 Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1976-10-12 Sarah Lane, American television personality and ballet dancer, born in San Francisco, California