Famous Dancers

The list Famous Dancers includes Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, Dita Von Teese, Cheryl Burke and Val Chmerkovskiy. The list consists of 5,892 members.

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Derek Hough

Dancer

Overview: Derek Bruce Hough (born May 17, 1985) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition ...

Date of birth: 17 May 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Hayley Erbert (Married)

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Judges in American reality television series 96T

21st-century American male singers 2,680T

21st-century male singers 7,217T
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Julianne Hough

American, Dancer

Overview: Julianne Alexandra Hough (born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, actress and television personality. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, winning two ...

Date of birth: 20 July 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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American expatriate actresses in England 67T

American LGBT dancers 114T

American LGBT actresses 100T
3.

Josephine Baker

American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)

Overview: Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist ...

Date of birth: 3 June 1906

Date of death: 12 April 1975

Age: 68 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

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Black French actors 46T

People who renounced United States citizenship 70T

American bisexual actors 192T
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Dita Von Teese

American vedette, burlesque dancer, model, and businesswoman

Overview: Heather Renée Sweet (born September 28, 1972), known professionally as Dita Von Teese, is an American vedette, burlesque dancer, model, businesswoman, and pornographic and mainstream actress. She is ...

Date of birth: 28 September 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Adam Rajcevich (Dating)

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Fetish models 2T

Actresses of British descent 497T

American neo-burlesque performers 34T
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Cheryl Burke

American dancer, model and television host (born 1984)

Overview: Cheryl Burke (born May 3, 1984) is a Filipino American dancer, model, and television host. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She was the first female p ...

Date of birth: 3 May 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Dancers from California 125T

People from Atherton, California 64T

21st-century American women 14,123T
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Val Chmerkovskiy

Ukrainian dancer

Overview: Valentin Aleksandrovich "Val" Chmerkovskiy (Ukrainian: Валентин Олекса́ндрович Чмерковський; born March 24, 1986) is a Ukrainian-American professional dancer, best known for his appearances on the U.S ...

Date of birth: 24 March 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: Ukrainian

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Jenna Johnson (Married)

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Dancers from Odessa 8T

Odessa Jews 191T

People with acquired American citizenship 975T
7.

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

20th-century American dancers 553T
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Kenny Wormald

American actor

Overview: Kenneth Edgar Wormald (born July 27, 1984) is an American dancer, reality television star and actor. His best known role to date is perhaps as Ren McCormack in the 2011 remake of 1984's Footloose. Wormald ...

Date of birth: 27 July 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Lauren Bennett (Engaged)

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Male actors from Boston, Massachusetts 198T

Male actors from Massachusetts 247T

21st-century American male actors 5,075T
9.

Carmen Plant

British, Dancer

Date of birth: 21 October 1968

Age: 55

Nationality: British

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Partner: Charlie Jones (Married)

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English producers 7T

21st-century British dancers 30T

20th-century British dancers 23T
10.

The Temptations

American, Dancer

Overview: The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer ...

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American disco groups 71T

American dance groups 20T

African-American musical groups 530T
11.

Mark Ballas

American actor and dancer

Overview: Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. (born May 24, 1986) is an American dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor.

Date of birth: 24 May 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: B.C. Jean (Married)

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Entertainers from London 21T

21st-century male singers 6,386T

Guitarists from Texas 342T
12.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Ukrainian dancer and choreographer

Overview: Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (Ukrainian: Максим Олександрович Чмерковський born January 17, 1980) is a Ukrainian-American Latin–ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: Ukrainian

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Peta Murgatroyd (Married)

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Dancers from Odessa 8T

Odessa Jews 191T

People with acquired American citizenship 975T
13.

Karina Smirnoff

American professional ballroom dancer

Overview: Karina Smirnoff (Russian: Карина Смирнова; born January 2, 1978) is a Soviet-born American professional ballroom dancer of Ukrainian origins. She is known as a professional dancer on Dancing with the ...

Date of birth: 2 January 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: Ukrainian

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Justinas Duknauskas (Dating)

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Dancers from Kharkiv 6T

Sportspeople with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 34T

Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) winners 49T
14.

Blaze Starr

American, Dancer

Overview: Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming; April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015) was an American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname ...

Date of birth: 10 April 1932

Date of death: 15 June 2015

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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American burlesque performers 86T

American vedettes 37T

2015 deaths 10,539T
15.

Tempest Storm

American, Dancer

Overview: Tempest Storm (born Annie Blanche Banks, February 29, 1928 - April 20, 2021), also dubbed "The Queen Of Exotic Dancers," was an American burlesque star and motion picture actress. Along with Lili St. Cyr ...

Date of birth: 29 February 1928

Date of death: 20 April 2021

Age: 93 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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2021 deaths 13,963T

American burlesque performers 86T

American vedettes 37T
16.

Cyd Charisse

American dancer and actress (1922–2008)

Overview: Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress.

Date of birth: 8 March 1922

Date of death: 17 June 2008

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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20th-century American women singers 2,301T

Dancers from Texas 36T

20th-century American dancers 624T
17.

Mayte Garcia

American dancer, actress, and singer

Overview: Mayte Jannell Garcia (born November 12, 1973) is an American dancer, actress and singer. She was married to Prince for four years and has worked with various music artists.

Date of birth: 12 November 1973

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Jimmy Federico (Long-Term)

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Vegetarians 377T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

21st-century women singers 8,493T
18.

Geraldine McGee Rosenthal

American model and Las Vegas showgirl

Overview: Geraldine "Geri" McGee (May 16, 1936 – November 9, 1982) was an American model and Las Vegas showgirl. Her involvement with criminal activity in Las Vegas, along with that of her husband Frank "Lefty" ...

Date of birth: 16 May 1936

Date of death: 9 November 1982

Age: 46 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

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20th-century American women 4,137T

Female models from California 302T

Showgirls 11T
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Peta Murgatroyd

Australian and American professional Latin dancer

Overview: Peta Jane Murgatroyd (born 14 July 1986) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional Latin dancer. She performed in the international tour of the dance production Burn the Floor, including its Broadway ...

Date of birth: 14 July 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Married)

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21st-century Australian dancers 22T

People with acquired American citizenship 943T

Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) winners 47T
20.

Chachi Gonzales

American dancer

Overview: Olivia Irene "Chachi" Hildén (née Gonzales; born January 23, 1996), is an American dancer, choreographer and actress. She was a member of the dance crew I.aM.mE, which won the sixth season of America's ...

Date of birth: 23 January 1996

Age: 28

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Jukka Hilden (Married)

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Dancers from Texas 30T

High School for the Performing and Visual Arts alumni 43T

Hispanic and Latino American dancers 16T