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This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first. " 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.
Pages in category "Prima ballerinas" The following 145 pages are in this category, out of 145 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
To be recognised as a prima ballerina assoluta is a rare honour, traditionally reserved only for the most exceptional dancers of their generation. Originally inspired by the Italian ballet masters of the early Romantic ballet, and literally meaning absolute first ballerina, the title was bestowed on a prima ballerina who was considered to be ...
Pages in category "American prima ballerinas" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Stella Abrera;
Mathilde Kschessinskaya and Pavel Gerdt in La Bayadère ballet by the ballet master Marius Petipa and the composer Ludwig Minkus, 1900 This is a list of ballet dancers from the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation, including both ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list includes as well those who were born in these three states but later emigrated, and those ...
Nadia Nerina (1927–2008), prima ballerina who made her glittering career with The Royal Ballet in London; Juliet Prowse (1936–1996), Indian-born, stage dancer, starred in Can-Can; Robyn Hendricks, ballet dancer, principal dancer, The Australian Ballet; Phyllis Spira (1943–2008), prima ballerina, teacher, performed with Cape Town's CAPAB
Pages in category "British prima ballerinas" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Darcey Bussell; F.
Wikipedia's articles about ballet dancers of both sexes may also be browsed by nationality. Pages in category "Prima ballerina assolutas" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.