Elegance in Motion
Celebrating the most influential and talented ballerinas in history, and the timeless art form they perfected.
Discover the LegendsThe Art of Ballet
Ballet is a formalized form of dance with its origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. It later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own rigorous vocabulary.
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Iconic Dancers
Anna Pavlova
Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, widely recognized for her creation of the role of The Dying Swan.
Margot Fonteyn
English ballerina who spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta.
Misty Copeland
American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre, one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States.