List of prima ballerinas

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See also: Prima ballerina assoluta

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This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, technically the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first. It is also used as a description of the place of a particular dancer within a company.

"Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets, along with their male counterparts".[1]

## List of prima ballerinas

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Full name  | First name  | Last name  | Year of birth  | Year of death  | Nationality  | Active dancer?  | Sources

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Nuno Cunha | Nuno  | Cunha  | 1971  |  | Braga - Portugal | Yes  | [2]
Stella Abrera | Stella  | Abrera  | 1978  |  | Philippines/United States | No  | [3]
Diana Adams | Diana  | Adams  | 1926  | 1993  | United States | No  |
Amandine Albisson | Amandine  | Albisson  | 1989  |  | France | Yes  |
Maria Alexandrova | Maria  | Alexandrova  | 1978  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Heléne Alexopoulos | Heléne  | Alexopoulos  |  |  | United States | No  | [4]
Alicia Amatriain | Alicia  | Amatriain  |  |  | Spain | Yes  | [5]
Josette Amiel | Josette  | Amiel  | 1930  |  | France | No  |
Nina Ananiashvili | Nina  | Ananiashvili  | 1963  |  | Georgia | No  |
Dores André | Dores  | André  |  |  | Spain | Yes  | [6]
Elena Andreianova | Elena  | Andreianova  | 1819  | 1857  | Russia | No  |
Loipa Araújo | Loipa  | Araújo  | 1941  |  | Cuba | No  |
Carole Arbo | Carole  | Arbo  | 1961  |  | France | No  |
Sadaise Arencibia | Sadaise  | Arencibia  | c. 1981  |  | Cuba | Yes  |
Sonia Arova | Sonia  | Arova  | 1927  | 2001  | Bulgaria | No  |
Merrill Ashley | Merrill  | Ashley  | 1950  |  | United States | No  | [7]
Altynai Asylmuratova | Altynai  | Asylmuratova  | 1961  |  | Russia | No  |
Silvia Azzoni | Silvia  | Azzoni  | 1973  |  | Italy | Yes  | [8]
Elisa Badenes | Elisa  | Badenes  |  |  | Spain | Yes  | [9]
Bai Shuxiang | Shuxiang  | Bai  | 1939  |  | China | No  | [10]
Caroline Baldwin | Caroline  | Baldwin  | 1990  |  | United States | Yes  | [11]
Melania Ballish Regueiro | Melania  | Ballish Regueiro  | 1975  |  | Brazil | No  |
Irina Baronova | Irina  | Baronova  | 1919  | 2008  | Russia | No  |
Maniya Barredo | Maniya  | Barredo  | 1951  |  | Philippines | No  |
Léonore Baulac | Léonore  | Baulac  | 1990  |  | France | Yes  | [12]
Pati Behrs | Pati  | Behrs  | 1922  | 2004  | Russia | No  |
Christiana Bennett | Christiana  | Bennett  |  |  | United States | No  |
Leanne Benjamin | Leanne  | Benjamin  | 1964  |  | Australia | No  | [13]
Svetlana Beriosova | Svetlana  | Beriosova  | 1932  | 1998  | Lithuania | No  |
Claude Bessy | Claude  | Bessy  | 1932  |  | France | No  |
Skylar Brandt | Skylar  | Brandt  | 1993  | [14] | United States | Yes  |
Deborah Bull | Deborah  | Bull  | 1963  |  | United Kingdom | No  |
Natalia Bessmertnova | Natalia  | Bessmertnova  | 1941  | 2008  | Russia | No  |
Alicja Boniuszko | Alicja  | Boniuszko  | 1937  | 2019  | Poland | No  | [15][16]
Aurora Bosch | Aurora  | Bosch  | 1942  |  | Cuba | No  |
Hélène Bouchet | Hélène  | Bouchet  | 1980  |  | France | Yes  | [8]
Ashley Bouder | Ashley  | Bouder  | 1983  |  | United States | Yes  | [17]
Isabella Boylston | Isabella  | Boylston  | 1986  |  | United States | Yes  | [18]
Amparo Brito | Amparo  | Brito  |  |  | Cuba | No  |
Norodom Buppha Devi | Norodom  | Buppha Devi  | 1943  | 2019  | Cambodia | No  |
Darcey Bussell | Darcey  | Bussell  | 1969  |  | United Kingdom | No  | [19]
Maria Calegari | Maria  | Calegari  | 1957  |  | United States | No  | [20]
Elisa Carrillo Cabrera | Elisa  | Carrillo Cabrera  | 1981  |  | Mexico | Yes  | [21]
Carolyn Carlson | Carolyn  | Carlson  |  |  | France | No  |
Fanny Cerrito | Fanny  | Cerrito  | 1817  | 1909  | Italy | No  |
Ludmilla Chiriaeff | Ludmilla  | Chiriaeff  | 1924  | 1996  | Canada | No  |
Yvonne Chouteau | Yvonne  | Chouteau  | 1929  | 2016  | United States | No  |
Frances Chung | Frances  | Chung  |  |  | Canada | Yes  | [22]
Isabelle Ciaravola | Isabelle  | Ciaravola  | 1972  |  | France | No  |
Lia Cirio | Lia  | Cirio  |  |  | United States | Yes  | [23]
Evelyn Cisneros-Legate | Evelyn  | Cisneros-Legate  | 1958  |  | United States | No  |
Simone Clarke | Simone  | Clarke  | 1970  |  | United Kingdom | No  | [24]
Florence Clerc | Florence  | Clerc  | 1951  |  | France | No  |
Alina Cojocaru | Alina  | Cojocaru  | 1981  |  | Romania | Yes  | [25]
Valentine Colasante | Valentine  | Colasante  | 1989  |  | France | Yes  | [26]
Janet Collins | Janet  | Collins  | 1917  | 2003  | United States | No  |
Petra Conti | Petra  | Conti  | 1988  |  | Italy | Yes  | [27]
Misty Copeland | Misty  | Copeland  | 1982  |  | United States | Yes  | [28]
Bernice Coppieters | Bernice  | Coppieters  | 1970  |  | Belgium | No  | [29]
Émilie Cozette | Émilie  | Cozette  | 1981  |  | France | No  |
J'aime Crandall | J'aime  | Crandall  | 1982  |  | United States | Yes  | [30]
Lauren Cuthbertson | Lauren  | Cuthbertson  | 1984  |  | United Kingdom | Yes  | [31]
Alexandra Danilova | Alexandra  | Danilova  | 1903  | 1997  | Russia | No  |
Lycette Darsonval | Lycette  | Darsonval  | 1912  | 1996  | France | No  |
Liane Daydé | Liane  | Daydé  | 1932  | 2022  | France | No  |
Igone de Jongh | Igone  | de Jongh  | 1979  |  | Netherlands | No  |
Ninette de Valois | Ninette  | de Valois  | 1898  | 2001  | Ireland | No  |
Sasha De Sola | Sasha  | De Sola  |  |  | United States | Yes  | [32]
Holly Dorger | Holly  | Dorger  |  |  | United States | Yes  | [33]
Jurgita Dronina | Jurgita  | Dronina  | 1986  |  | Russia/Lithuania | Yes  | [34]
Natalia Dudinskaya | Natalia  | Dudinskaya  | 1912  | 2003  | Ukraine | No  |
Aurélie Dupont | Aurélie  | Dupont  | 1973  |  | France | No  | [35]
Viviana Durante | Viviana  | Durante  | 1967  |  | Italy | No  |
Irina Dvorovenko | Irina  | Dvorovenko  | 1973  |  | Ukraine | No  | [36]
Madeleine Eastoe | Madeleine  | Eastoe  |  |  | Australia | No  | [37]
Marina Eglevsky | Marina  | Eglevsky  |  |  | United States | No  |
Lubov Egorova | Lubov  | Egorova  | 1880  | 1972  | Russia | No  |
Ashley Ellis | Ashley  | Ellis  |  |  | United States | No  | [38]
Fanny Elssler | Fanny  | Elssler  | 1810  | 1884  | Austria | No  |
Megan Fairchild | Megan  | Fairchild  | 1984  |  | United States | Yes  |
Suzanne Farrell | Suzanne  | Farrell  | 1945  |  | United States | No  |
Lorena Feijóo | Lorena  | Feijóo  |  |  | Cuba | No  | [39]
Lorna Feijóo | Lorena  | Feijóo  |  |  | Cuba | No  | [40]
Nikisha Fogo | Nikisha  | Fogo  | 1995  |  | Sweden | Yes  |
Norma Fontenla | Norma  | Fontenla  | 1930  | 1971  | Argentina | No  |
Margot Fonteyn | Margot  | Fonteyn  | 1919  | 1991  | United Kingdom | No  |
Carla Fracci | Carla  | Fracci  | 1936  | 2021  | Italy | No  |
Mathilde Froustey | Mathilde  | Froustey  | 1985  |  | France | Yes  | [41]
Fanny Gaida | Fanny  | Gaida  | 1961  |  | France | No  |
Mara Galeazzi | Mara  | Galeazzi  | 1973  |  | Italy | No  | [42]
Rosina Galli | Rosina  | Galli  | 1892  | 1940  | Italy | No  |
Marta García | Marta  | García  | 1949  | 2017  | Cuba | No  |
Yekaterina Geltzer | Yekaterina  | Geltzer  | 1876  | 1962  | Russia | No  |
Emilie Gerrity | Emilie  | Gerrity  |  |  | United States | Yes  |
Dorothée Gilbert | Dorothée  | Gilbert  | 1983  |  | France | Yes  | [43]
Marie-Agnès Gillot | Marie-Agnès  | Gillot  | 1975  |  | France | No  | [44]
Céline Gittens | Céline  | Gittens  |  |  | Trinidad and Tobago | Yes  | [45]
Beryl Goldwyn | Beryl  | Goldwyn  | 1930  |  | United Kingdom | No  | [46]
Ofelia González | Ofelia  | González  |  |  | Cuba | No  |
Kathleen Gorham | Kathleen  | Gorham  | 1928  | 1983  | Australia | No  |
Diana Gould | Diana  | Gould  | 1912  | 2003  | United Kingdom | No  |
Nadezhda Gracheva | Nadezhda  | Gracheva  | 1969  |  | Kazakhstan | No  | [47]
Lucile Grahn | Lucile  | Grahn  | 1819  | 1907  | Denmark | No  |
Cynthia Gregory | Cynthia  | Gregory  | 1946  |  | United States | No  |
Beryl Grey | Beryl  | Grey  | 1927  |  | United Kingdom | No  |
Carlotta Grisi | Carlotta  | Grisi  | 1819  | 1899  | Italy | No  |
Isabelle Guérin | Isabelle  | Guérin  | 1961  |  | France | No  |
Sylvie Guillem | Sylvie  | Guillem  | 1965  |  | France | No  | [48]
Evelyn Hart | Evelyn  | Hart  | 1956  |  | Canada | No  |
Marcia Haydée | Marcia  | Haydée  | 1937  |  | Brazil | No  |
Francesca Hayward | Francesca  | Hayward  | 1992  |  | United Kingdom | Yes  | [49]
Laura Hecquet | Laura  | Hecquet  | 1984  |  | France | Yes  |
Robyn Hendricks | Robyn  | Hendricks  |  |  | South Africa | Yes  | [50]
Paloma Herrera | Paloma  | Herrera  | 1975  |  | Argentina | No  | [51]
Rosella Hightower | Rosella  | Hightower  | 1920  | 2008  | United States | No  |
Greta Hodgkinson | Greta  | Hodgkinson  | 1973  |  | United States | Yes  | [52]
Catherine Hurlin | Catherine  | Hurlin  | 1996  |  | United States | Yes  |
Carrie Imler | Carrie  | Imler  | 1977/1978  |  | United States | No  | [53]
Avdotia Istomina | Avdotia  | Istomina  | 1799  | 1848  | Russia | No  |
Rowena Jackson | Rowena  | Jackson  | 1926  | 2024  | New Zealand | No  |
Xue Jinghua | Xue  | Jinghua  | 1945  |  | China | No  |
Anna Johansson | Anna  | Johansson  | 1860  | 1917  | Russia | No  |
Lana Jones | Lana  | Jones  |  |  | Australia | No  | [54]
Karen Kain | Karen  | Kain  | 1951  |  | Canada | No  |
Yuriko Kajiya | Yuriko  | Kajiya  | 1984  |  | Japan | Yes  | [55]
Fumi Kaneko | Fumi  | Kaneko  | 1991  |  | Japan | Yes  |
Nina Kaptsova | Nina  | Kaptsova  | 1978  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Kang Sue-jin | Sue-jin  | Kang  | 1967  |  | South Korea | No  | [56]
Bernara Karieva | Bernara  | Karieva  | 1936  |  | Uzbekistan | No  | [57]
Tamara Karsavina | Tamara  | Karsavina  | 1885  | 1978  | Russia | No  |
Allegra Kent | Allegra  | Kent  | 1937  |  | United States | No  |
Julie Kent | Julie  | Kent  | 1969  |  | United States | No  | [58]
Dominique Khalfouni | Dominique  | Khalfouni  | 1951  |  | France | No  |
Ji-Young Kim | Ji-Young  | Kim  | 1978  |  | South Korea | Yes  |
Gelsey Kirkland | Gelsey  | Kirkland  | 1952  |  | United States | No  |
Daria Klimentová | Daria  | Klimentová  | 1971  |  | Czechoslovakia | No  | [59]
Maria Kochetkova | Maria  | Kochetkova  | 1984  |  | Russia | Yes  | [60]
Elizaveta Kokoreva | Elizaveta  | Kokoreva  |  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Carla Körbes | Carla  | Körbes  | 1981  |  | Brazil | No  | [61]
Irina Kolpakova | Irina  | Kolpakova  | 1933  |  | Russia | No  |
Ako Kondo | Ako  | Kondo  | 1991  |  | Japan | Yes  | [62]
Alyona Kovalyova | Alyona  | Kovalyova  |  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Maria Kowroski | Maria  | Kowroski  | 1976  |  | United States | Yes  | [63]
Rebecca Krohn | Rebecca  | Krohn  |  |  | United States | No  | [64]
Ekaterina Krysanova | Ekaterina  | Krysanova  | 1985  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Kateryna Kukhar | Kateryna  | Kukhar  | 1982  |  | Ukraine | Yes  |
Misa Kuranaga | Misa  | Kuranaga  | 1982  |  | Japan | Yes  | [65]
Ninel Kurgapkina | Ninel  | Kurgapkina  | 1929  | 2009  | Russia | No  |
Lucía Lacarra | Lucía  | Lacarra  | 1975  |  | Spain | Yes  | [66]
Madeleine Lafon | Madeleine  | Lafon  | 1924  | 1967  | France | No  |
Isabella LaFreniere | Isabella  | LaFreniere  |  |  | United States | Yes  |
Doris Laine | Doris  | Laine  | 1931  | 2018  | Finland | No  | [67]
Sarah Lamb | Sarah  | Lamb  | 1980  |  | United States | Yes  | [68]
Margot Lander | Margot  | Lander  | 1910  | 1961  | Denmark | No  |
Maryon Lane | Maryon  | Lane  | 1931  | 2008  | South Africa | No  |
Sarah Lane | Sarah  | Lane  | 1984  |  | United States | Yes  | [69]
Moscelyne Larkin | Moscelyne  | Larkin  | 1925  | 2012  | United States | No  |
Tina LeBlanc | Tina  | LeBlanc  | 1966  |  | United States | No  | [70]
Tanaquil LeClercq | Tanaquil  | LeClercq  | 1929  | 2000  | France | No  |
Sara Leland | Sara  | Leland  | 1941  | 2020  | United States | No  | [71]
Olga Lepeshinskaya | Olga  | Lepeshinskaya  | 1916  | 2008  | Ukraine | No  |
Agnes Letestu | Agnes  | Letestu  | 1971  |  | France | No  |
Larissa Lezhnina | Larissa  | Lezhnina  | 1969  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Emma Livry | Emma  | Livry  | 1842  | 1863  | France | No  |
Maria Elena Llorente | Maria Elena  | Llorente  |  |  | Cuba | No  |
Elena Lobsanova | Elena  | Lobsanova  |  |  | Russia. Canada | Yes  | [72]
Ulyana Lopatkina | Ulyana  | Lopatkina  | 1973  |  | Ukraine | No  |
Lourdes Lopez | Lourdes  | Lopez  | 1958  |  | Cuba/United States | No  |
Lydia Lopokova | Lydia  | Lopokova  | 1892  | 1981  | Russia | No  |
Monique Loudières | Monique  | Loudières  | 1956  |  | France | No  |
Lauren Lovette | Lauren  | Lovette  | 1993  |  | United States | Yes  | [73]
Svetlana Lunkina | Svetlana  | Lunkina  | 1979  |  | Russia | Yes  | [74]
Jean Mackenzie | Jean  | Mackenzie  |  | 1986  | Canada | No  |
Lisa Macuja-Elizalde | Lisa  | Macuja-Elizalde  | 1964  |  | Philippines | Yes  |
Natalia Magnicaballi | Natalia  | Magnicaballi  |  |  | Argentina | Yes  |
Mayara Magri | Mayara  | Magri  | 1994  |  | Brazil | Yes  |
Natalia Makarova | Natalia  | Makarova  | 1940  |  | Russia | No  |
Maia Makhateli | Maia  | Makhateli  | 1986  |  | Georgia | Yes  | [75]
Tatiana Mamaki | Tatiana  | Mamaki  | 1921  | 2007  | Greece | No  |
Andrée Marlière | Andrée  | Marlière  | 1934  | 2008  | Belgium | No  |
Roberta Marquez | Roberta  | Marquez  | 1977  |  | Brazil | No  | [76]
Nikola Márová | Nikola  | Márová  | 1980  |  | Czechoslovakia | Yes  |
Monica Mason | Monica  | Mason  | 1941  |  | South Africa | No  |
Sophie Martin | Sophie  | Martin  | 1984  |  | France | Yes  | [77]
Kizzy Matiakis | Kizzy  | Matiakis  | 1981  |  | United Kingdom | Yes  | [78]
Elisabeth Maurin | Elisabeth  | Maurin  | 1963  |  | France | No  |
Ekaterina Maximova | Ekaterina  | Maximova  | 1939  | 2009  | Russia | No  |
Kay Mazzo | Kay  | Mazzo  | 1946  |  | United States | No  | [79]
Patricia McBride | Patricia  | McBride  | 1942  |  | United States | No  |
Sara Mearns | Sara  | Mearns  | 1986  |  | United States | Yes  | [80]
Josefina Méndez | Josefina  | Méndez  | 1941  | 2007  | Cuba | No  |
Magali Messac | Magali  | Messac  | 1952  |  | France | No  |
Varvara P. Mey | Varvara P.  | Mey  | 1912  | 1995  | Russia | No  |
Galina Mezentseva | Galina  | Mezentseva  | 1952  |  | Russia | No  |
Laura Morera | Laura  | Morera  |  |  | Spain | Yes  | [81]
Claire Motte | Claire  | Motte  | 1937  | 1986  | France | No  |
Yvonne Mounsey | Yvonne  | Mounsey  | 1919  | 2012  | South Africa | No  |
Gillian Murphy | Gillian  | Murphy  | 1979  |  | United States | Yes  | [82]
Mira Nadon | Mira  | Nadon  | 2001/2002  |  | United States | Yes  |
Yasmine Naghdi | Yasmine  | Naghdi  | 1992  |  | United Kingdom | Yes  | [83]
Nadia Nerina | Nadia  | Nerina  | 1927  | 2008  | South Africa | No  |
Kyra Nichols | Kyra  | Nichols  | 1958  |  | United States | No  | [84]
Bronislava Nijinska | Bronislava  | Nijinska  | 1891  | 1972  | Poland | No  |
Anna Nikulina | Anna  | Nikulina  | 1985  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Irma Nioradze | Irma  | Nioradze  | 1969  |  | Georgia | Yes  |
Nathalie Nordquist | Nathalie  | Nordquist  | 1979  |  | Sweden | Yes  |
Nina Novak | Janina  | Nowak  | 1927  | 2022  | Poland/Venezuela | No  | [85]
Marianela Núñez | Marianela  | Núñez  | 1982  |  | Argentina | Yes  | [86]
Agnes Oaks | Agnes  | Oaks  | 1970  |  | Estonia | No  | [87] |
Maria Oberlander | Maria  | Oberlander  | 1917  | 2018  | Hungary | No  |
Evgenia Obraztsova | Evgenia  | Obraztsova  | 1984  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Fernanda Oliveira | Fernanda  | Oliveira  | 1980  |  | Brazil | Yes  | [88]
Hannah O'Neill | Hannah  | O'Neill  | 1993  |  | New Zealand | Yes  |
Alla Osipenko | Alla  | Osipenko  | 1932  |  | Russia | No  |
Natalia Osipova | Natalia  | Osipova  | 1986  |  | Russia | Yes  | [89]
Clairemarie Osta | Clairemarie  | Osta  | 1970  |  | France | No  | [90]
Anna Rose O'Sullivan | Anna Rose  | O'Sullivan  | 1994  |  | United Kingdom | Yes  |
Myriam Ould-Braham | Myriam  | Ould-Braham  | 1982  |  | France | Yes  |
Ethéry Pagava | Ethéry  | Pagava  | 1932  |  | France | No  |
Annette Page | Annette  | Page  | 1932  | 2017  | United Kingdom | No  |
Ludmila Pagliero | Ludmila  | Pagliero  | 1983  |  | Argentina | Yes  |
Noelani Pantastico | Noelani  | Panstastico  | 1980  |  | United States | Yes  |
Merle Park | Merle  | Park  | 1937  |  | Zimbabwe | No  |
Sae Eun Park | Sae Eun  | Park  | 1989  |  | South Korea | Yes  | [91]
Wona Park | Wona  | Park  |  |  | South Korea | Yes  |
Georgina Parkinson | Georgina  | Parkinson  | 1938  | 2009  | United Kingdom | No  | [92]
Veronika Part | Veronika  | Part  | 1978  |  | Russia | No  | [93]
Annette av Paul | Annette  | av Paul  | 1944  |  | Sweden/Canada | No  | [94]
Anna Pavlova | Anna  | Pavlova  | 1881  | 1931  | Russia | No  |
Nadezhda Pavlova | Nadezhda  | Pavlova  | 1956  |  | Russia | No  |
Ana Pavlovic | Ana  | Pavlovic  | 1973  |  | Serbia | Yes  | [95]
Tiler Peck | Tiler  | Peck  | 1989  |  | United States | Yes  | [96]
Unity Phelan | Unity  | Phelan  | 1995  |  | United States | Yes  |
Marie-Claude Pietragalla | Marie-Claude  | Pietragalla  | 1963  |  | France | No  |
Mirta Plá | Mirta  | Plá  | 1940  | 2003  | Cuba | No  |
Noëlla Pontois | Noëlla  | Pontois  | 1943  |  | France | No  |
Ida Praetorius | Ida  | Praetorius  | 1993  |  | Denmark | Yes  | [97]
Élisabeth Platel | Élisabeth  | Platel  | 1959  |  | France | No  |
Olga Preobrajenska | Olga  | Preobrajenska  | 1871  | 1962  | Russia | No  |
Ellen Price | Ellen  | Price  | 1878  | 1968  | Denmark | No  |
Laetitia Pujol | Laetitia  | Pujol  | 1975  |  | France | No  | [98]
Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky | Roma  | Pryma-Bohachevsky  | 1927  | 2004  | Ukraine | No  |
Marie Rambert | Marie  | Rambert  | 1888  | 1982  | Poland | No  |
Jacqueline Rayet | Jacqueline  | Rayet  | 1933  |  | France | No  |
Teresa Reichlen | Teresa  | Reichlen  |  |  | United States | Yes  | [99]
Alice Renavand | Alice  | Renavand  | 1980  |  | France | Yes  | [100]
Xiomara Reyes | Xiomara  | Reyes  | 1973  |  | Cuba | No  |
Tatiana Riabouchinska | Tatiana  | Riabouchinska  | 1917  | 2000  | Russia | No  |
Jenifer Ringer | Jenifer  | Ringer  |  |  | United States | No  | [101]
Sonia Rodriguez | Sonia  | Rodriguez  | 1972  |  | Canada | No  | [102]
Tamara Rojo | Tamara  | Rojo  | 1974  |  | Spain | Yes  | [103]
Carolina Rosati | Carolina  | Rosati  | 1826  | 1905  | Italy | No  |
Danielle Rowe | Danielle  | Rowe  | 1982  |  | Australia | No  | [104]
Ida Rubinstein | Ida  | Rubinstein  | 1883  | 1960  | Ukraine | No  |
Stephanie Saland | Stephanie  | Saland  |  |  | United States | No  | [105]
Iana Salenko | Iana  | Salenko  | 1983  |  | Ukraine | Yes  | [106]
Ekaterina Sankovskaya | Ekaterina  | Sankovskaya  | 1816  | 1878  | Russia | No  |
Luciana Savignano | Luciana  | Savignano  | 1943  |  | Italy | No  |
Jeanne Schwarz | Jeanne  | Schwarz  | 1887  | 1970  | France | No  |
Solange Schwarz | Solange  | Schwarz  | 1910  | 2000  | France | No  |
Amber Scott | Amber  | Scott  |  |  | Australia | Yes  | [107]
Rina Schenfeld | Rina  | Schenfeld  | 1938  |  | Israel | No  | [108]
Ludmila Semenyaka | Ludmila  | Semenyaka  | 1952  |  | Russia | No  |
Polina Semionova | Polina  | Semionova  | 1984  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Marina Semyonova | Marina  | Semyonova  | 1908  | 2010  | Russia | No  |
Hee Seo | Hee  | Seo  | 1986  |  | South Korea | Yes  | [109]
Eleonora Sevenard | Eleonora  | Sevenard  | 1998  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Lynn Seymour | Lynn  | Seymour  | 1939  |  | Canada | No  |
Moira Shearer | Moira  | Shearer  | 1926  | 2006  | United Kingdom | No  |
Christine Shevchenko | Christine  | Shevchenko  | 1988  |  | Ukraine | Yes  | [110]
Ekaterina Shipulina | Ekaterina  | Shipulina  | 1979  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Antoinette Sibley | Antoinette  | Sibley  | 1939  |  | United Kingdom | No  |
Alla Sizova | Alla  | Sizova  | 1939  | 2014  | Russia | No  |
Mia Slavenska | Mia  | Slavenska  | 1916  | 2002  | Croatia | No  |
Jennie Somogyi | Jennie  | Somogyi  |  |  | United States | No  | [111]
Alina Somova | Alina  | Somova  | 1985  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Olga Spessivtseva | Olga  | Spessivtseva  | 1895  | 1991  | Russia | No  |
Abi Stafford | Abi  | Stafford  |  |  | United States | Yes  | [112]
Jennifer Stahl | Jennifer  | Stahl  |  |  | United States | Yes  |
Anastasia Stashkevich | Anastasia  | Stashkevich  | 1984  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Tatiana Stepanova | Tatiana  | Stepanova  | 1962  |  | Ukraine | No  |
Yulia Stepanova | Yulia  | Stepanova  |  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Rosario Suárez | Rosario  | Suárez  | 1953  |  | Cuba | No  |
Madoka Sugai | Madoka  | Sugai  | 1994  |  | Japan | Yes  | [8]
Laurretta Summerscales | Laurretta  | Summerscales  |  |  | United Kingdom | Yes  | [113]
Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa | Mariia  | Surovshchikova-Petipa  | 1836  | 1882  | Russia | No  |
Sofiane Sylve | Sofiane  | Sylve  | 1976  |  | France | Yes  | [114]
Marie Taglioni | Marie  | Taglioni  | 1804  | 1884  | Sweden | No  |
Akane Takada | Akane  | Takada  | 1990  |  | Japan | Yes  | [115]
Erina Takahashi | Erina  | Takahashi  |  |  | Japan | Yes  | [116]
Maria Tallchief | Maria  | Tallchief  | 1925  | 2013  | United States | No  |
Marjorie Tallchief | Marjorie  | Tallchief  | 1926  | 2021  | United States | No  |
Yuan Yuan Tan | Yuan Yuan  | Tan  | 1976  |  | China | Yes  |
Janie Taylor | Janie  | Taylor  |  |  | United States | Yes  | [117]
Ludmilla Tchérina | Ludmilla  | Tchérina  | 1924  | 2004  | France | No  |
Veronica Tennant | Veronica  | Tennant  | 1946  |  | United Kingdom | No  |
Devon Teuscher | Devon  | Teuscher  | 1989  |  | United States | Yes  | [118]
Ghislaine Thesmar | Ghislaine  | Thesmar  | 1943  |  | China | No  |
Nanon Thibon | Nanon  | Thibon  | 1943  |  | France | No  |
Tamara Toumanova | Tamara  | Toumanova  | 1919  | 1996  | Russia | No  |
Vera Trefilova | Vera  | Trefilova  | 1875  | 1943  | Russia | No  |
Cassandra Trenary | Cassandra  | Trenary  |  |  | United States | Yes  | [119]
Anna Tsygankova | Anna  | Tsygankova  | 1979  |  | Russia | Yes  | [120]
Viengsay Valdés | Viengsay  | Valdés  | 1976  |  | Cuba | Yes  |
Ambra Vallo | Ambra  | Vallo  |  |  | Italy | Yes  |
Sarah Van Patten | Sarah  | Van Patten  | 1984  |  | United States | Yes  | [121]
Christiane Vaussard | Christiane  | Vaussard  | 1923  | 2011  | France | No  |
Ekaterina Vazem | Ekaterina  | Vazem  | 1848  | 1937  | Russia | No  |
Noralma Vera Arrata | Noralma  | Vera Arrata  | 1936  |  | Ecuador | No  |
Violette Verdy | Violette  | Verdy  | 1933  | 2016  | France | No  |
Diana Vishneva | Diana  | Vishneva  | 1976  |  | Russia | No  |
Christine Vlassi | Christine  | Vlassi  |  |  | France | No  |
Jocelyn Vollmar | Jocelyn  | Vollmar  | 1925  | 2018  | United States | No  |
Anastasia Volochkova | Anastasia  | Volochkova  | 1976  |  | Russia | Yes  |
Nina Vyroubova | Nina  | Vyroubova  | 1921  | 2007  | Russia | No  |
Katita Waldo | Katita  | Waldo  | 1968  |  | Spain | No  | [122]
Miranda Weese | Miranda  | Weese  |  |  | United States | No  | [123]
Doreen Wells | Doreen  | Wells  | 1937  |  | United Kingdom | No  |
Wendy Whelan | Wendy  | Whelan  | 1967  |  | United States | No  | [124]
Indiana Woodward | Indiana  | Woodward  | 1993 or 1994  |  | France | Yes  |
Belinda Wright | Belinda  | Wright  | 1929  | 2007  | United Kingdom | No  |
Zhu Yan | Zhu  | Yan  |  |  | China | Yes  | [125]
Zenaida Yanowsky | Zenaida  | Yanowsky  | 1975  |  | Spain | No  | [126]
Miyako Yoshida | Miyako  | Yoshida  | 1965  |  | Japan | No  | [127]
Vanessa Zahorian | Vanessa  | Zahorian  |  |  | United States | No  | [128]
Svetlana Zakharova | Svetlana  | Zakharova  | 1979  |  | Ukraine | Yes  | [129]
Carlotta Zambelli | Carlotta  | Zambelli  | 1875  | 1968  | Italy | No  |
Wanting Zhao | Wanting  | Zhao  |  |  | China | Yes  |

## See also

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* Prima ballerina assoluta
* List of dancers
* List of female dancers
* Women in dance

## References

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