Famous People in Ballet History Crossword

In 2015, she became ABT's first African-American principal dancer
He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2000 by the United States' Congress
This Austrailian danseur was passionate about the works of choreographer Marius Petipa and attempted to revive the 19th century ballet works
Founder of a world-renowned ballet school and dance company in 1954.
This ballet dancer turned choreographer is world famous for her television and Broadway dances
Though not ideally shaped for ballet in the 1890's, pushed herself to be one of the greatest in ballet history with a renowned version of Dying Swan
This revolutionary changed modern dance and was the first dancer to ever perform at the White House
This ballet dancer is nicknames the tsarina (or ruler) or dance in Russia.
Responsible for shortening the skirts in ballet so people could see the fancy footwork
Made pointework popular in the 1800's while dancing La Sylphide
Famous choreographer to produce more than 60 ballets
Eliminated large hoop skirts, wigs, and heels from ballet completely
World-renowned contemporary ballet choreographer, one of his most famous being Jewels
Extremely passionate about dance and helped develop ballet as a performance-focused art
Codefied the five basic positions of ballet and director of Académie Royale de Danse
Currently the resident choreographer at Ballet West
One of the male principal dancers currently at Ballet West and has been since 1999
The current artistic director of Ballet West, partially known for revamping Mr. C's The Nutcracker in sets and costuming
One of the current principal female artists at Ballet West, dancing with the company since 2011