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Pages in category "Musical theatre choreographers" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. ... Nick Navarro (dancer) David Neumann; Mbongeni ...
Jack Cole (1911–1974), American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as the father of theatrical jazz dance; Dean Collins (May 29, 1917 – June 1, 1984), American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and innovator of swing. He is often credited with bringing swing dance, or Lindy Hop, from New York to Southern California.
Dance This page was last edited on 24 January 2025, at 18:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ... List of choreographers.
Uday Shankar (Bengali: উদয় শংকর) (1900–1977) - pioneer of modern dance in India; world-renowned Indian dancer and choreographer; known for adapting Western theatrical techniques to traditional Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, thus laying the roots of modern Indian dance ...
Nothing in the American musical theater has been more inaccessible, however, than the record of its dance traditions, and there are many to recount. For the most part, dance movement itself was either the last to be mentioned by critics or ignored altogether, resulting in dance numbers in musicals going unrecorded.
Phyllida Crowley Smith, theatre dancer, choreographer, musicals Lydia Sokolova (1896–1974), ballerina, choreographer, Ballets Russes Peggy Spencer (1920–2016), ballroom dancer, choreographer
Michael Bennett (April 8, 1943 – July 2, 1987) was an American musical theatre director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven. Bennett choreographed Promises, Promises, Follies and Company.
Twyla Tharp (/ ˈ t w aɪ l ə ˈ θ ɑːr p /; born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City.In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988.