List of prima ballerinas

Here follows a list of prima ballerinas, the second highest title awarded a ballerina and quite rare.

Full Name First Name Last Name Year of Birth Year of Death Country of Birth Active Dancer
Diana AdamsDianaAdams19261993United States of AmericaNo
Mademoiselle AmbroisineFrançoise-AmbroiseAcolet1811UnknownFranceNo
Nina AnaniashviliNinaAnaniashvili1963GeorgiaNo
Elena AndreianovaElenaAndreianova18191857RussiaNo
Sonia ArovaSoniaArova19272001BulgariaNo
Altynai AsylmuratovaAltynaiAsylmuratova1961RussiaNo
Irina BaronovaIrinaBaronova19192008RussiaNo
Pati BehrsPatiBehrs19222004RussiaNo
Leanne BenjaminLeanneBenjamin1964AustraliaNo
Svetlana BeriosovaSvetlanaBeriosova19321998LithuaniaNo
Natalia BessmertnovaNataliaBessmertnova19412008RussiaNo
Deborah BullDeborahBull1963United KingdomNo
Darcey BussellDarceyBussell1969United KingdomNo
Dusty ButtonDustyButton1989United States of AmericaNo
Fanny CerritoFannyCerrito18171909ItalyNo
Yvette ChauviréYvetteChauviré1917FranceNo
Ludmilla ChiriaeffLudmillaChiriaeff19241996CanadaNo
Norodom Buppha DeviNorodomBuppha Devi1943CambodiaNo
Yvonne ChouteauYvonneChouteau1929United States of AmericaNo
Alina CojocaruAlinaCojocaru1981RomaniaYes
Misty CopelandMistyCopeland1982United States of AmericaYes[1]
Alexandra DanilovaAlexandraDanilova19031997RussiaNo
Ninette de ValoisEdrisStannus18982001IrelandNo
Natalia DudinskayaNataliaDudinskaya19122003RussiaNo
Aurélie DupontAurélieDupont1973FranceNo
Viviana DuranteVivianaDurante1967ItalyNo
Marina EglevskyMarinaEglevskyUnited States of AmericaNo
Lubov EgorovaLubovEgorova18801972RussiaNo
Fanny ElsslerFannyElssler18101884AustriaNo
Suzanne FarrellSuzanneFarrell1945United States of AmericaNo
Norma FontenlaNormaFontenla19301971ArgentinaNo
Carla FracciCarlaFracci1936ItalyNo
Rosina GalliRosinaGalli18921940ItalyNo
Mara GaleazziMaraGaleazzi1973ItalyNo
Yekaterina GeltzerYekaterinaGeltzer18761962RussiaNo
Marie-Agnès GillotMarie-AgnèsGillot1975FranceNo
Beryl GoldwynBerylGoldwyn1930United KingdomNo
Kathleen GorhamKathleenGorham19281983AustraliaNo
Diana GouldDianaGould19122003United KingdomNo
Lucile GrahnLucileGrahn18191907DenmarkNo
Cynthia GregoryCynthiaGregory1946United States of AmericaNo
Beryl GreyBerylGrey1927United KingdomNo
Carlotta GrisiCarlottaGrisi18191899ItalyNo
Sylvie GuillemSylvieGuillem1965FranceNo
Evelyn HartEvelynHart1956CanadaNo
Marcia HaydéeMarciaHaydée1937BrazilNo
Paloma HerreraPalomaHerrera1975ArgentinaYes
Rosella HightowerRosellaHightower19202008United States of AmericaNo
Avdotia IstominaAvdotiaIstomina17991848RussiaNo
Rowena JacksonRowenaJackson1926New ZealandNo
Anna JohanssonAnnaJohansson18601917RussiaNo
Karen KainKarenKain1951CanadaNo
Tamara KarsavinaTamaraKarsavina18851978RussiaNo
Allegra KentAllegraKent1937United States of AmericaNo
Julie KentJulieKent1969United States of AmericaNo
Ji-Young KimJi-YoungKim1978South KoreaYes
Gelsey KirklandGelseyKirkland1952United States of AmericaNo
Daria KlimentováDariaKlimentová1971CzechoslovakiaNo
Irina KolpakovaIrinaKolpakova1933RussiaNo
Maria KowroskiMariaKowroski1976United States of AmericaYes
Ninel KurgapkinaNinelKurgapkina19292009RussiaNo
Margot LanderMargotLander19101961DenmarkNo
Maryon LaneMaryonLane19312008South AfricaNo
Moscelyne LarkinMoscelyneLarkin19252012United States of AmericaNo
Tanaquil LeClercqTanaquilLeClercq19292000FranceNo
Olga LepeshinskayaOlgaLepeshinskaya19162008RussiaNo
Agnes LetestuAgnesLetestu1971FranceNo
Larissa LezhninaLarissaLezhnina1969RussiaYes
Emma LivryEmmaLivry18421863FranceNo
Ulyana LopatkinaUlyanaLopatkina1973UkraineYes
Lydia LopokovaLydiaLopokova18921981RussiaNo
Lisa Macuja-ElizaldeLisaMacuja-Elizalde1964PhilippinesYes
Natalia MagnicaballiNataliaMagnicaballiArgentinaYes
Natalia MakarovaNataliaMakarova1940RussiaNo
Tatiana MamakiTatianaMamaki19212007GreeceNo
Andrée MarlièreAndréeMarlière19342008BelgiumNo
Monica MasonMonicaMason1941South AfricaNo
Ekaterina MaximovaEkaterinaMaximova19392009RussiaNo
Magali MessacMagaliMessac1952FranceNo
Patricia McBridePatriciaMcBride1942United States of AmericaNo
Varvara P. MeyVarvara P.Mey19121995RussiaNo
Galina MezentsevaGalinaMezentseva1952RussiaNo
Yvonne MounseyYvonneMounsey19192012South AfricaNo
Gillian MurphyGillianMurphy1979United KingdomYes[2]
Nadia NerinaNadiaNerina19272008South AfricaNo
Bronislava NijinskaBronislavaNijinska18911972PolandNo
Irma NioradzeIrmaNioradze1969GeorgiaYes
Nathalie NordquistNathalieNordquist1979SwedenYes
Marianela NúñezMarianelaNúñez1982ArgentinaYes[3]
Evgenia ObraztsovaEvgeniaObraztsova1984RussiaYes
Alla OsipenkoAllaOsipenko1932RussiaNo
Natalia OsipovaNataliaOsipova1986RussiaYes
Annette PageAnnettePage1932United KingdomNo
Ludmila PaglieroLudmilaPagliero1983ArgentinaYes
Merle ParkMerlePark1937ZimbabweNo
Anna PavlovaAnnaPavlova18811931RussiaNo
Nadezhda PavlovaNadezhdaPavlova1956RussiaNo
Marie-Claude PietragallaMarie-ClaudePietragalla1963FranceNo
Élisabeth PlatelÉlisabethPlatel1959FranceNo
Olga PreobrajenskaOlgaPreobrajenska18711962RussiaNo
Ellen PriceEllenPrice18781968DenmarkNo
Roma Pryma-BohachevskyRomaPryma-Bohachevsky19272004UkraineNo
Marie RambertMarieRambert18881982PolandNo
Tatiana RiabouchinskaTatianaRiabouchinska19172000RussiaNo
Tamara RojoTamaraRojo1974SpainYes
Ida RubinsteinIdaRubinstein18831960RussiaNo
Ekaterina SankovskayaEkaterinaSankovskaya18161878RussiaNo
Luciana SavignanoLucianaSavignano1943ItalyNo
Ludmila SemenyakaLudmilaSemenyaka1952RussiaNo
Polina SemionovaPolinaSemionova1984RussiaYes
Marina SemyonovaMarinaSemyonova19082010RussiaNo
Lynn SeymourLynnSeymour1939CanadaNo
Moira ShearerMoiraShearer19262006United KingdomNo
Antoinette SibleyAntoinetteSibley1939United KingdomNo
Alla SizovaAllaSizova19392014RussiaNo
Mia SlavenskaMiaSlavenska19162002United States of AmericaNo
Olga SpessivtsevaOlgaSpessivtseva18951991RussiaNo
Tatiana StepanovaTatianaStepanovaUkraineNo
Mariia Surovshchikova-PetipaMariiaSurovshchikova-Petipa18361882RussiaNo
Marie TaglioniMarieTaglioni18041884SwedenNo
Maria TallchiefMariaTallchief19252013United States of AmericaNo
Marjorie TallchiefMarjorieTallchief1926United States of AmericaNo
Ludmilla TchérinaLudmillaTchérina19242004FranceNo
Veronica TennantVeronicaTennant1946United KingdomNo
Ghislaine ThesmarGhislaineThesmar1943ChinaNo
Tamara ToumanovaTamaraToumanova19191996RussiaNo
Vera TrefilovaVeraTrefilova18751943RussiaNo
Viengsay ValdésViengsayValdés1976CubaYes
Ambra ValloAmbraValloItalyYes
Ekaterina VazemEkaterinaVazem18481937RussiaNo
Noralma Vera ArrataNoralmaVera Arrata1936EcuadorNo
Violette VerdyVioletteVerdy1933FranceNo
Jocelyn VollmarJocelynVollmar1925United States of AmericaNo
Diana VishnevaDianaVishneva1976RussiaYes[4]
Anastasia VolochkovaAnastasiaVolochkova1976RussiaYes
Doreen WellsDoreenWells1937United KingdomNo
Wendy WhelanWendyWhelan1967United States of AmericaNo
Belinda WrightBelindaWright19292007United KingdomNo
Zenaida YanowskyZenaidaYanowsky1975FranceYes
Miyako YoshidaMiyakoYoshida1965JapanNo
Elisa Carrillo CabreraElisaCarrillo1965MexicoYes
Svetlana ZakharovaSvetlanaZakharova1979UkraineYes [5]
Nikola MárováNikolaMárová1980CzechoslovakiaYes

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=56
  2. ↑ http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=31
  3. ↑ http://www.roh.org.uk/people/marianela-nunez
  4. ↑ http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=110
  5. ↑ http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/persons/ballet/66/
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