21st-century ballet dancers

The list 21st-century ballet dancers includes Roberto Bolle, Darcey Bussell, Svetlana Zakharova, Stella Abrera and Gillian Murphy. The list consists of 275 members and 7 sublists.

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21st-century American ballet dancers
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21st-century British ballet dancers
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21st-century Italian ballet dancers
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21st-century Russian ballet dancers
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21st-century Danish ballet dancers
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21st-century Chinese ballet dancers
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Misty Copeland

ballet dancer

Overview: Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015 ...

Date of birth: 10 September 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Olu Evans (Married)

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Dancers from California 109T

21st-century American dancers 137T

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Roberto Bolle

ballet dancer

Overview: Roberto Bolle Ufficiale OMRI (born March 26, 1975 in Casale Monferrato) is an Italian danseur. He is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer étoile at La Scala ...

Date of birth: 26 March 1975

Age: 50

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Ballet dancer

Gender: Male

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Italian male ballet dancers 31T

Male ballet dancers 297T

La Scala Theatre Ballet dancers 10T
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Darcey Bussell

Ballet dancer

Overview: Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, DBE (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 27 April 1969) is an English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing ...

Date of birth: 27 April 1969

Age: 56

Nationality: British

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Angus Forbes (Married)

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Dancers from London 30T

20th-century ballet dancers 193T

Television personalities from London 80T
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Svetlana Zakharova

Ukrainian ballet dancer

Overview: Svetlana Yuryevna Zakharova (Ukrainian: Світлана Юріївна Захарова, Russian: Светлана Юрьевна Захарова; born 10 June 1979) is a Russian prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet and an étoile of the La Scala ...

Date of birth: 10 June 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: Russian

Occupation: Ballet dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Vadim Repin (Married)

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Ukrainian ballerinas 11T

Russian ballerinas 140T

Bolshoi Ballet principal dancers 32T
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Michaela DePrince

Sierra Leonean, Ballet dancer

Overview: Michaela Mabinty DePrince (born Mabinty Bangura; January 6, 1995 – September 13, 2024) was a Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer who danced with the Boston Ballet.

Date of birth: 6 January 1995

Date of death: 10 September 2024

Age: 29 (age at death)

Nationality: Sierra Leonean

Occupation: Ballet dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Skyler Maxey-Wert (Dating)

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2024 deaths 5,571T

21st-century African-American women writers 516T

21st-century American ballet dancers 86T
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Isabella Boylston

American ballet dancer

Overview: Hildur Isabella Boylston (born October 13, 1986) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT).

Date of birth: 13 October 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Partner: Daniel Shin (financier) (Married)

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Dancers from Idaho 3T

21st-century American dancers 137T

American ballerinas 238T
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Stella Abrera

Filipina-American ballet dancer

Overview: Stella Abrera (born 1978 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina-American ballet dancer. She danced as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre until her retirement in 2020, and is the company's first ...

Date of birth: June 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: Filipino

Occupation: Ballet dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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21st-century American dancers 137T

American dancers of Asian descent 25T

American dancers of Filipino descent 10T
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Eleonora Abbagnato

Italian ballet dancer

Overview: Eleonora Abbagnato (born 30 June 1978) is an Italian ballet dancer, model, and actress. She is currently an Étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet.

Date of birth: 30 June 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Partner: Federico Balzaretti (Married)

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Association footballers' wives and girlfriends 101T

Actresses from Palermo 16T

Italian ballerinas 47T
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Gillian Murphy

American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer

Overview: Gillian Murphy (born April 11, 1979) is an American ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.

Date of birth: 11 April 1979

Age: 46

Nationality: British

Occupation: Ballet dancer

Gender: Female

Partner: Ethan Stiefel (Married)

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Dancers from North Carolina 15T

21st-century American dancers 137T

English ballerinas 71T
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Julie Kent

ballet dancer

Overview: Julie Kent (born Julie Cox, 1969) is an American ballet dancer; she was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre from 1993 to June 2015. In 2016, she was named the artistic director of The ...

Date of birth: 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

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21st-century American dancers 137T

20th-century ballet dancers 193T

20th-century American dancers 553T
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Sonia Rodriguez

Canadian ballerina

Overview: Sonia Rodriguez (born December 19, 1972) is a Canadian ballerina. She is a principal dancer with National Ballet of Canada.

Date of birth: 19 December 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Kurt Browning (Married)

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21st-century Canadian dancers 30T

Artists from Toronto 322T

Artists from Madrid 100T
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Natalia Osipova

Russian ballerina (born 1986)

Overview: Natalia Petrovna Osipova (Russian: Наталья Петровна Осипова; born 18 May 1986) is a Russian ballerina, currently a principal ballerina with The Royal Ballet in London.

Date of birth: 18 May 1986

Age: 39

Nationality: Russian

Occupation: Ballet dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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21st-century Russian ballet dancers 54T

21st-century Russian dancers 30T

Recipients of the Golden Mask 14T
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Marianela Nuñez

Dancer

Overview: Marianela Núñez (born 23 March 1982) is an Argentine-British ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, London.

Date of birth: 23 March 1982

Age: 43

Nationality: Argentinean

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

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21st-century Argentine dancers 10T

Argentine emigrants to England 21T

Argentine ballerinas 17T
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Tamara Rojo

Spanish ballerina

Overview: Tamara Rojo CBE (born 17 May 1974) is a Spanish ballet dancer. She is English National Ballet's artistic director and a lead principal dancer with the company. She was previously a principal dancer with ...

Date of birth: 17 May 1974

Age: 51

Nationality: Spanish

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

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21st-century Spanish dancers 23T

Spanish ballerinas 14T

Dancers of the Scottish Ballet 4T
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Wendy Whelan

American ballet dancer (born 1967)

Overview: Wendy Whelan (born May 7, 1967) is an American ballet dancer. She was principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and performed with the company for 30 years, and toured in U.S., Europe, and Asia. Whelan ...

Date of birth: 7 May 1967

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Partner: David Michalek (Married)

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Kentucky women artists 29T

Dancers from Kentucky 3T

21st-century American dancers 137T
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Zenaida Yanowsky

Spanish ballet dancer

Overview: Zenaida Yanowsky, Lady Keenlyside (born 23 December 1975), is a French-born Spanish ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.

Date of birth: 23 December 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: French

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

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Yanowsky family 2T

Wives of knights 133T

21st-century Spanish dancers 23T
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Alina Cojocaru

Romanian, Ballet dancer

Overview: Alina Cojocaru (born 27 May 1981) is a Romanian ballet dancer. She is currently a principal dancer with the English National Ballet, and formerly The Royal Ballet.

Date of birth: 27 March 1981

Age: 44

Nationality: Romanian

Occupation: Ballet dancer

Gender: Female

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Entertainers from Bucharest 7T

Romanian ballerinas 6T

English National Ballet principal dancers 18T
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Tiler Peck

American ballet dancer (born 1989)

Overview: Tiler Kalyn Peck (born January 12, 1989) is a professional ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet.

Date of birth: 12 January 1989

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 4' 10" (147 cm)

Partner: Roman Mejia (Engaged)

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Dancers from California 109T

21st-century American dancers 137T

Janice Levin Award dancers 5T
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Ángel Corella

ballet dancer

Overview: Ángel Corella López (born 8 November 1975) is a Spanish former principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (the only Spaniard to have achieved such a position in history) and guest artist with The ...

Date of birth: 8 November 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: Spanish

Occupation: Ballet dancer

Gender: Male

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Spanish male ballet dancers 15T

Male ballet dancers 300T

Spanish ballet dancers 11T
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Francesca Hayward

English ballet dancer and actress (born 1992)

Overview: Francesca Hayward (born 4 July 1992) is a Kenyan-born English ballet dancer and actress. She is a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. In 2019, she starred as Victoria the White ...

Date of birth: July 1992

Age: 32

Nationality: British

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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21st-century British dancers 19T

English ballerinas 71T

Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet 72T