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Mademoiselle La Fontaine who was considered the first the first female professional ballet dancer
She had her first appearance when she performed in Lully's Le Triomphe de l'Amour. But she had began to dance in 1661, just a few months after her marriage. -
Isadora Duncan became a famous dancer
In 1902 her debut performance in Budapest with a full orchestra was a success and all 30 days were sold out. After two years she started performing her own choreography. An in 1905 she opened her own dance school. -
Martha Graham
In 1926 Martha founded her own dance company is a tiny studio in midtown Manhattan. She had choreographed multiple shows between 1940-1969. In 1976 she was the first dancer and choreographer to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. -
Debbie Allen
She got her big break in dance world when she was on broadway starring in West Side Story. In 1988 she stepped behind the camera and directed The Cosby Show spinoff and A Different World. Then in 2001 she opened Debbie Allen Dance Academy. -
Stephen Boss Career
He was an iconic hip-hop dancer and actor from 2003 till the day he died. He studied dance at Southern Union State Community College and Chapman University. He started to gain fame in 03 on Star Search, then in 05 competed on So You Think You Can Dance, and danced in a few films like Hairspray, Blades of Glory, and Gotan Mora. In 2010, he ended up back on So You Think You Can Dance. He was also the choreographer for some Korean pop singers. -
Julia O'Rourke Career
In 2010, O'Rourke was selected to be featured in Jig. At that time, Julia was competing in the Girls Championship under 11 along with another very well-known dancer, Brogan McKay, from Derry, Northern Ireland. In 2024, One month after she makes two stops in northwest Ohio, dancer Julia O’Rourke will get to go home to Long Island, N.Y., for Christmas. She’s been on tour since September as one of the lead dancers in A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland. -
Misty Copeland
By 2015, she was elevated to Principal Dancer and cast in the classic romantic ballets that steal little girls hearts. Absent from ABT due to the birth of her son and recurring injuries, Copeland has written books, produced and starred in an independent film, established a nonprofit organization, and engaged in a number of commercial ventures. In June 2015, the ABT chose Copeland as its first African American female principal dancer in the company’s 75-year history. -
Sydney Magruder Washington
Sydney is a third-generation ballerina in 2018, she told her story of how she was battling anxiety and depression while being a dancer. At the age of 11, she was diagnosed with ADHD, but there was still something wrong cause she was still having other mental problems. In 2015, she was paralyzed with fear and anxiety. Once she found a therapist, she found out she had Asperger’s syndrome and that she should be on antidepression and antianxiety medication while she was taking her ADHD medication.