List of prima ballerinas

See also the categories Ballerinas and Male ballet dancers

See also: Prima ballerina assoluta

This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, technically the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first. It is also used as a description of the place of a particular dancer within a company.

"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. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets, along with their male counterparts". ^[1]

List of prima ballerinas

Full name	First name	Last name	Year of birth	Year of death	Nationality	Active dancer?	Sources
Stella Abrera	Stella	Abrera	1978		Philippines/United States	No	[2]
Diana Adams	Diana	Adams	1926	1993	United States	No
Amandine Albisson	Amandine	Albisson	1989		France	Yes
Maria Alexandrova	Maria	Alexandrova	1978		Russia	Yes
Heléne Alexopoulos	Heléne	Alexopoulos			United States	No	[3]
Kirsten Bloom Allen	Kirsten	Allen			United States	Yes	[4]
Alicia Amatriain	Alicia	Amatriain			Spain	Yes	[5]
Josette Amiel	Josette	Amiel	1930		France	No
Nina Ananiashvili	Nina	Ananiashvili	1963		Georgia	No
Dores André	Dores	André			Spain	Yes	[6]
Elena Andreianova	Elena	Andreianova	1819	1857	Russia	No
Loipa Araújo	Loipa	Araújo	1941		Cuba	No
Carole Arbo	Carole	Arbo	1961		France	No
Sadaise Arencibia	Sadaise	Arencibia	c. 1981		Cuba	Yes
Sonia Arova	Sonia	Arova	1927	2001	Bulgaria	No
Merrill Ashley	Merrill	Ashley	1950		United States	No	[7]
Altynai Asylmuratova	Altynai	Asylmuratova	1961		Russia	No
Silvia Azzoni	Silvia	Azzoni	1973		Italy	Yes	[8]
Elisa Badenes	Elisa	Badenes			Spain	Yes	[9]
Bai Shuxiang	Shuxiang	Bai	1939		China	No	[10]
Caroline Baldwin	Caroline	Baldwin	1990		United States	Yes	[11]
Melania Ballish Regueiro	Melania	Ballish Regueiro	1975		Brazil	No
Irina Baronova	Irina	Baronova	1919	2008	Russia	No
Maniya Barredo	Maniya	Barredo	1951		Philippines	No
Léonore Baulac	Léonore	Baulac	1990		France	Yes	[12]
Pati Behrs	Pati	Behrs	1922	2004	Russia	No
Christiana Bennett	Christiana	Bennett			United States	No
Leanne Benjamin	Leanne	Benjamin	1964		Australia	No	[13]
Svetlana Beriosova	Svetlana	Beriosova	1932	1998	Lithuania	No
Claude Bessy	Claude	Bessy	1932		France	No
Skylar Brandt	Skylar	Brandt	1993	[14]	United States	Yes
Deborah Bull	Deborah	Bull	1963		United Kingdom	No
Natalia Bessmertnova	Natalia	Bessmertnova	1941	2008	Russia	No
Alicja Boniuszko	Alicja	Boniuszko	1937	2019	Poland	No	[15] [16]
Aurora Bosch	Aurora	Bosch	1942		Cuba	No
Hélène Bouchet	Hélène	Bouchet	1980		France	Yes	[8]
Ashley Bouder	Ashley	Bouder	1983		United States	Yes	[17]
Isabella Boylston	Isabella	Boylston	1986		United States	Yes	[18]
Amparo Brito	Amparo	Brito			Cuba	No
Norodom Buppha Devi	Norodom	Buppha Devi	1943	2019	Cambodia	No
Darcey Bussell	Darcey	Bussell	1969		United Kingdom	No	[19]
Maria Calegari	Maria	Calegari	1957		United States	No	[20]
Elisa Carrillo Cabrera	Elisa	Carrillo Cabrera	1981		Mexico	Yes	[21]
Carolyn Carlson	Carolyn	Carlson			France	No
Fanny Cerrito	Fanny	Cerrito	1817	1909	Italy	No
Ludmilla Chiriaeff	Ludmilla	Chiriaeff	1924	1996	Canada	No
Yvonne Chouteau	Yvonne	Chouteau	1929	2016	United States	No
Frances Chung	Frances	Chung			Canada	Yes	[22]
Isabelle Ciaravola	Isabelle	Ciaravola	1972		France	No
Lia Cirio	Lia	Cirio			United States	Yes	[23]
Evelyn Cisneros-Legate	Evelyn	Cisneros-Legate	1958		United States	No
Simone Clarke	Simone	Clarke	1970		United Kingdom	No	[24]
Florence Clerc	Florence	Clerc	1951		France	No
Alina Cojocaru	Alina	Cojocaru	1981		Romania	Yes	[25]
Valentine Colasante	Valentine	Colasante	1989		France	Yes	[26]
Janet Collins	Janet	Collins	1917	2003	United States	No
Petra Conti	Petra	Conti	1988		Italy	Yes	[27]
Misty Copeland	Misty	Copeland	1982		United States	Yes	[28]
Bernice Coppieters	Bernice	Coppieters	1970		Belgium	No	[29]
Émilie Cozette	Émilie	Cozette	1981		France	No
J'aime Crandall	J'aime	Crandall	1982		United States	Yes	[30]
Nuno Cunha	Nuno	Cunha	1971		Braga - Portugal	Yes	[31]
Lauren Cuthbertson	Lauren	Cuthbertson	1984		United Kingdom	Yes	[32]
Alexandra Danilova	Alexandra	Danilova	1903	1997	Russia	No
Lycette Darsonval	Lycette	Darsonval	1912	1996	France	No
Liane Daydé	Liane	Daydé	1932	2022	France	No
Igone de Jongh	Igone	de Jongh	1979		Netherlands	No
Ninette de Valois	Ninette	de Valois	1898	2001	Ireland	No
Sasha De Sola	Sasha	De Sola			United States	Yes	[33]
Holly Dorger	Holly	Dorger			United States	Yes	[34]
Jurgita Dronina	Jurgita	Dronina	1986		Russia/Lithuania	Yes	[35]
Natalia Dudinskaya	Natalia	Dudinskaya	1912	2003	Ukraine	No
Aurélie Dupont	Aurélie	Dupont	1973		France	No	[36]
Viviana Durante	Viviana	Durante	1967		Italy	No
Irina Dvorovenko	Irina	Dvorovenko	1973		Ukraine	No	[37]
Madeleine Eastoe	Madeleine	Eastoe			Australia	No	[38]
Marina Eglevsky	Marina	Eglevsky			United States	No
Lubov Egorova	Lubov	Egorova	1880	1972	Russia	No
Ashley Ellis	Ashley	Ellis			United States	No	[39]
Fanny Elssler	Fanny	Elssler	1810	1884	Austria	No
Megan Fairchild	Megan	Fairchild	1984		United States	Yes
Suzanne Farrell	Suzanne	Farrell	1945		United States	No
Lorena Feijóo	Lorena	Feijóo			Cuba	No	[40]
Lorna Feijóo	Lorena	Feijóo			Cuba	No	[41]
Nikisha Fogo	Nikisha	Fogo	1995		Sweden	Yes
Norma Fontenla	Norma	Fontenla	1930	1971	Argentina	No
Margot Fonteyn	Margot	Fonteyn	1919	1991	United Kingdom	No
Carla Fracci	Carla	Fracci	1936	2021	Italy	No
Mathilde Froustey	Mathilde	Froustey	1985		France	Yes	[42]
Fanny Gaida	Fanny	Gaida	1961		France	No
Mara Galeazzi	Mara	Galeazzi	1973		Italy	No	[43]
Rosina Galli	Rosina	Galli	1892	1940	Italy	No
Marta García	Marta	García	1949	2017	Cuba	No
Yekaterina Geltzer	Yekaterina	Geltzer	1876	1962	Russia	No
Emilie Gerrity	Emilie	Gerrity			United States	Yes
Dorothée Gilbert	Dorothée	Gilbert	1983		France	Yes	[44]
Marie-Agnès Gillot	Marie-Agnès	Gillot	1975		France	No	[45]
Céline Gittens	Céline	Gittens			Trinidad and Tobago	Yes	[46]
Beryl Goldwyn	Beryl	Goldwyn	1930		United Kingdom	No	[47]
Ofelia González	Ofelia	González			Cuba	No
Kathleen Gorham	Kathleen	Gorham	1928	1983	Australia	No
Diana Gould	Diana	Gould	1912	2003	United Kingdom	No
Nadezhda Gracheva	Nadezhda	Gracheva	1969		Kazakhstan	No	[48]
Lucile Grahn	Lucile	Grahn	1819	1907	Denmark	No
Cynthia Gregory	Cynthia	Gregory	1946		United States	No
Beryl Grey	Beryl	Grey	1927		United Kingdom	No
Carlotta Grisi	Carlotta	Grisi	1819	1899	Italy	No
Isabelle Guérin	Isabelle	Guérin	1961		France	No
Sylvie Guillem	Sylvie	Guillem	1965		France	No	[49]
Evelyn Hart	Evelyn	Hart	1956		Canada	No
Marcia Haydée	Marcia	Haydée	1937		Brazil	No
Francesca Hayward	Francesca	Hayward	1992		United Kingdom	Yes	[50]
Laura Hecquet	Laura	Hecquet	1984		France	Yes
Robyn Hendricks	Robyn	Hendricks			South Africa	Yes	[51]
Paloma Herrera	Paloma	Herrera	1975		Argentina	No	[52]
Rosella Hightower	Rosella	Hightower	1920	2008	United States	No
Greta Hodgkinson	Greta	Hodgkinson	1973		United States	Yes	[53]
Catherine Hurlin	Catherine	Hurlin	1996		United States	Yes
Carrie Imler	Carrie	Imler	1977/1978		United States	No	[54]
Avdotia Istomina	Avdotia	Istomina	1799	1848	Russia	No
Rowena Jackson	Rowena	Jackson	1926	2024	New Zealand	No
Xue Jinghua	Xue	Jinghua	1945		China	No
Anna Johansson	Anna	Johansson	1860	1917	Russia	No
Lana Jones	Lana	Jones			Australia	No	[55]
Karen Kain	Karen	Kain	1951		Canada	No
Yuriko Kajiya	Yuriko	Kajiya	1984		Japan	Yes	[56]
Fumi Kaneko	Fumi	Kaneko	1991		Japan	Yes
Nina Kaptsova	Nina	Kaptsova	1978		Russia	Yes
Kang Sue-jin	Sue-jin	Kang	1967		South Korea	No	[57]
Bernara Karieva	Bernara	Karieva	1936		Uzbekistan	No	[58]
Tamara Karsavina	Tamara	Karsavina	1885	1978	Russia	No
Allegra Kent	Allegra	Kent	1937		United States	No
Julie Kent	Julie	Kent	1969		United States	No	[59]
Dominique Khalfouni	Dominique	Khalfouni	1951		France	No
Ji-Young Kim	Ji-Young	Kim	1978		South Korea	Yes
Gelsey Kirkland	Gelsey	Kirkland	1952		United States	No
Daria Klimentová	Daria	Klimentová	1971		Czechoslovakia	No	[60]
Maria Kochetkova	Maria	Kochetkova	1984		Russia	Yes	[61]
Elizaveta Kokoreva	Elizaveta	Kokoreva			Russia	Yes
Carla Körbes	Carla	Körbes	1981		Brazil	No	[62]
Irina Kolpakova	Irina	Kolpakova	1933		Russia	No
Ako Kondo	Ako	Kondo	1991		Japan	Yes	[63]
Alyona Kovalyova	Alyona	Kovalyova			Russia	Yes
Maria Kowroski	Maria	Kowroski	1976		United States	Yes	[64]
Rebecca Krohn	Rebecca	Krohn			United States	No	[65]
Ekaterina Krysanova	Ekaterina	Krysanova	1985		Russia	Yes
Kateryna Kukhar	Kateryna	Kukhar	1982		Ukraine	Yes
Misa Kuranaga	Misa	Kuranaga	1982		Japan	Yes	[66]
Ninel Kurgapkina	Ninel	Kurgapkina	1929	2009	Russia	No
Lucía Lacarra	Lucía	Lacarra	1975		Spain	Yes	[67]
Madeleine Lafon	Madeleine	Lafon	1924	1967	France	No
Isabella LaFreniere	Isabella	LaFreniere			United States	Yes
Doris Laine	Doris	Laine	1931	2018	Finland	No	[68]
Sarah Lamb	Sarah	Lamb	1980		United States	Yes	[69]
Margot Lander	Margot	Lander	1910	1961	Denmark	No
Maryon Lane	Maryon	Lane	1931	2008	South Africa	No
Sarah Lane	Sarah	Lane	1984		United States	Yes	[70]
Moscelyne Larkin	Moscelyne	Larkin	1925	2012	United States	No
Tina LeBlanc	Tina	LeBlanc	1966		United States	No	[71]
Tanaquil LeClercq	Tanaquil	LeClercq	1929	2000	France	No
Sara Leland	Sara	Leland	1941	2020	United States	No	[72]
Olga Lepeshinskaya	Olga	Lepeshinskaya	1916	2008	Ukraine	No
Agnes Letestu	Agnes	Letestu	1971		France	No
Larissa Lezhnina	Larissa	Lezhnina	1969		Russia	Yes
Emma Livry	Emma	Livry	1842	1863	France	No
Maria Elena Llorente	Maria Elena	Llorente			Cuba	No
Elena Lobsanova	Elena	Lobsanova			Russia. Canada	Yes	[73]
Ulyana Lopatkina	Ulyana	Lopatkina	1973		Ukraine	No
Lourdes Lopez	Lourdes	Lopez	1958		Cuba/United States	No
Lydia Lopokova	Lydia	Lopokova	1892	1981	Russia	No
Monique Loudières	Monique	Loudières	1956		France	No
Lauren Lovette	Lauren	Lovette	1993		United States	Yes	[74]
Svetlana Lunkina	Svetlana	Lunkina	1979		Russia	Yes	[75]
Jean Mackenzie	Jean	Mackenzie		1986	Canada	No
Lisa Macuja-Elizalde	Lisa	Macuja-Elizalde	1964		Philippines	Yes
Natalia Magnicaballi	Natalia	Magnicaballi			Argentina	Yes
Mayara Magri	Mayara	Magri	1994		Brazil	Yes
Natalia Makarova	Natalia	Makarova	1940		Russia	No
Maia Makhateli	Maia	Makhateli	1986		Georgia	Yes	[76]
Tatiana Mamaki	Tatiana	Mamaki	1921	2007	Greece	No
Andrée Marlière	Andrée	Marlière	1934	2008	Belgium	No
Roberta Marquez	Roberta	Marquez	1977		Brazil	No	[77]
Nikola Márová	Nikola	Márová	1980		Czechoslovakia	Yes
Monica Mason	Monica	Mason	1941		South Africa	No
Sophie Martin	Sophie	Martin	1984		France	Yes	[78]
Kizzy Matiakis	Kizzy	Matiakis	1981		United Kingdom	Yes	[79]
Elisabeth Maurin	Elisabeth	Maurin	1963		France	No
Ekaterina Maximova	Ekaterina	Maximova	1939	2009	Russia	No
Kay Mazzo	Kay	Mazzo	1946		United States	No	[80]
Patricia McBride	Patricia	McBride	1942		United States	No
Sara Mearns	Sara	Mearns	1986		United States	Yes	[81]
Josefina Méndez	Josefina	Méndez	1941	2007	Cuba	No
Magali Messac	Magali	Messac	1952		France	No
Varvara P. Mey	Varvara P.	Mey	1912	1995	Russia	No
Galina Mezentseva	Galina	Mezentseva	1952		Russia	No
Laura Morera	Laura	Morera			Spain	Yes	[82]
Claire Motte	Claire	Motte	1937	1986	France	No
Yvonne Mounsey	Yvonne	Mounsey	1919	2012	South Africa	No
Gillian Murphy	Gillian	Murphy	1979		United States	Yes	[83]
Mira Nadon	Mira	Nadon	2001/2002		United States	Yes
Yasmine Naghdi	Yasmine	Naghdi	1992		United Kingdom	Yes	[84]
Nadia Nerina	Nadia	Nerina	1927	2008	South Africa	No
Kyra Nichols	Kyra	Nichols	1958		United States	No	[85]
Bronislava Nijinska	Bronislava	Nijinska	1891	1972	Poland	No
Anna Nikulina	Anna	Nikulina	1985		Russia	Yes
Irma Nioradze	Irma	Nioradze	1969		Georgia	Yes
Nathalie Nordquist	Nathalie	Nordquist	1979		Sweden	Yes
Nina Novak	Janina	Nowak	1927	2022	Poland/Venezuela	No	[86]
Marianela Núñez	Marianela	Núñez	1982		Argentina	Yes	[87]
Agnes Oaks	Agnes	Oaks	1970		Estonia	No	[88]
Maria Oberlander	Maria	Oberlander	1917	2018	Hungary	No
Evgenia Obraztsova	Evgenia	Obraztsova	1984		Russia	Yes
Fernanda Oliveira	Fernanda	Oliveira	1980		Brazil	Yes	[89]
Hannah O'Neill	Hannah	O'Neill	1993		New Zealand	Yes
Alla Osipenko	Alla	Osipenko	1932		Russia	No
Natalia Osipova	Natalia	Osipova	1986		Russia	Yes	[90]
Clairemarie Osta	Clairemarie	Osta	1970		France	No	[91]
Anna Rose O'Sullivan	Anna Rose	O'Sullivan	1994		United Kingdom	Yes
Myriam Ould-Braham	Myriam	Ould-Braham	1982		France	Yes
Ethéry Pagava	Ethéry	Pagava	1932		France	No
Annette Page	Annette	Page	1932	2017	United Kingdom	No
Ludmila Pagliero	Ludmila	Pagliero	1983		Argentina	Yes
Noelani Pantastico	Noelani	Panstastico	1980		United States	Yes
Merle Park	Merle	Park	1937		Zimbabwe	No
Sae Eun Park	Sae Eun	Park	1989		South Korea	Yes	[92]
Wona Park	Wona	Park			South Korea	Yes
Georgina Parkinson	Georgina	Parkinson	1938	2009	United Kingdom	No	[93]
Veronika Part	Veronika	Part	1978		Russia	No	[94]
Annette av Paul	Annette	av Paul	1944		Sweden/Canada	No	[95]
Anna Pavlova	Anna	Pavlova	1881	1931	Russia	No
Nadezhda Pavlova	Nadezhda	Pavlova	1956		Russia	No
Ana Pavlovic	Ana	Pavlovic	1973		Serbia	Yes	[96]
Tiler Peck	Tiler	Peck	1989		United States	Yes	[97]
Unity Phelan	Unity	Phelan	1995		United States	Yes
Marie-Claude Pietragalla	Marie-Claude	Pietragalla	1963		France	No
Mirta Plá	Mirta	Plá	1940	2003	Cuba	No
Noëlla Pontois	Noëlla	Pontois	1943		France	No
Ida Praetorius	Ida	Praetorius	1993		Denmark	Yes	[98]
Élisabeth Platel	Élisabeth	Platel	1959		France	No
Olga Preobrajenska	Olga	Preobrajenska	1871	1962	Russia	No
Ellen Price	Ellen	Price	1878	1968	Denmark	No
Laetitia Pujol	Laetitia	Pujol	1975		France	No	[99]
Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky	Roma	Pryma-Bohachevsky	1927	2004	Ukraine	No
Marie Rambert	Marie	Rambert	1888	1982	Poland	No
Jacqueline Rayet	Jacqueline	Rayet	1933		France	No
Teresa Reichlen	Teresa	Reichlen			United States	Yes	[100]
Alice Renavand	Alice	Renavand	1980		France	Yes	[101]
Xiomara Reyes	Xiomara	Reyes	1973		Cuba	No
Tatiana Riabouchinska	Tatiana	Riabouchinska	1917	2000	Russia	No
Jenifer Ringer	Jenifer	Ringer			United States	No	[102]
Sonia Rodriguez	Sonia	Rodriguez	1972		Canada	No	[103]
Tamara Rojo	Tamara	Rojo	1974		Spain	Yes	[104]
Carolina Rosati	Carolina	Rosati	1826	1905	Italy	No
Danielle Rowe	Danielle	Rowe	1982		Australia	No	[105]
Ida Rubinstein	Ida	Rubinstein	1883	1960	Ukraine	No
Stephanie Saland	Stephanie	Saland			United States	No	[106]
Iana Salenko	Iana	Salenko	1983		Ukraine	Yes	[107]
Ekaterina Sankovskaya	Ekaterina	Sankovskaya	1816	1878	Russia	No
Luciana Savignano	Luciana	Savignano	1943		Italy	No
Jeanne Schwarz	Jeanne	Schwarz	1887	1970	France	No
Solange Schwarz	Solange	Schwarz	1910	2000	France	No
Amber Scott	Amber	Scott			Australia	Yes	[108]
Rina Schenfeld	Rina	Schenfeld	1938		Israel	No	[109]
Ludmila Semenyaka	Ludmila	Semenyaka	1952		Russia	No
Polina Semionova	Polina	Semionova	1984		Russia	Yes
Marina Semyonova	Marina	Semyonova	1908	2010	Russia	No
Hee Seo	Hee	Seo	1986		South Korea	Yes	[110]
Eleonora Sevenard	Eleonora	Sevenard	1998		Russia	Yes
Lynn Seymour	Lynn	Seymour	1939		Canada	No
Moira Shearer	Moira	Shearer	1926	2006	United Kingdom	No
Christine Shevchenko	Christine	Shevchenko	1988		Ukraine	Yes	[111]
Ekaterina Shipulina	Ekaterina	Shipulina	1979		Russia	Yes
Antoinette Sibley	Antoinette	Sibley	1939		United Kingdom	No
Alla Sizova	Alla	Sizova	1939	2014	Russia	No
Mia Slavenska	Mia	Slavenska	1916	2002	Croatia	No
Jennie Somogyi	Jennie	Somogyi			United States	No	[112]
Alina Somova	Alina	Somova	1985		Russia	Yes
Olga Spessivtseva	Olga	Spessivtseva	1895	1991	Russia	No
Abi Stafford	Abi	Stafford			United States	Yes	[113]
Jennifer Stahl	Jennifer	Stahl			United States	Yes
Anastasia Stashkevich	Anastasia	Stashkevich	1984		Russia	Yes
Tatiana Stepanova	Tatiana	Stepanova	1962		Ukraine	No
Yulia Stepanova	Yulia	Stepanova			Russia	Yes
Rosario Suárez	Rosario	Suárez	1953		Cuba	No
Madoka Sugai	Madoka	Sugai	1994		Japan	Yes	[8]
Laurretta Summerscales	Laurretta	Summerscales			United Kingdom	Yes	[114]
Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa	Mariia	Surovshchikova-Petipa	1836	1882	Russia	No
Sofiane Sylve	Sofiane	Sylve	1976		France	Yes	[115]
Marie Taglioni	Marie	Taglioni	1804	1884	Sweden	No
Akane Takada	Akane	Takada	1990		Japan	Yes	[116]
Erina Takahashi	Erina	Takahashi			Japan	Yes	[117]
Maria Tallchief	Maria	Tallchief	1925	2013	United States	No
Marjorie Tallchief	Marjorie	Tallchief	1926	2021	United States	No
Yuan Yuan Tan	Yuan Yuan	Tan	1976		China	Yes
Janie Taylor	Janie	Taylor			United States	Yes	[118]
Ludmilla Tchérina	Ludmilla	Tchérina	1924	2004	France	No
Veronica Tennant	Veronica	Tennant	1946		United Kingdom	No
Devon Teuscher	Devon	Teuscher	1989		United States	Yes	[119]
Ghislaine Thesmar	Ghislaine	Thesmar	1943		China	No
Nanon Thibon	Nanon	Thibon	1943		France	No
Tamara Toumanova	Tamara	Toumanova	1919	1996	Russia	No
Vera Trefilova	Vera	Trefilova	1875	1943	Russia	No
Cassandra Trenary	Cassandra	Trenary			United States	Yes	[120]
Anna Tsygankova	Anna	Tsygankova	1979		Russia	Yes	[121]
Viengsay Valdés	Viengsay	Valdés	1976		Cuba	Yes
Ambra Vallo	Ambra	Vallo			Italy	Yes
Sarah Van Patten	Sarah	Van Patten	1984		United States	Yes	[122]
Christiane Vaussard	Christiane	Vaussard	1923	2011	France	No
Ekaterina Vazem	Ekaterina	Vazem	1848	1937	Russia	No
Noralma Vera Arrata	Noralma	Vera Arrata	1936		Ecuador	No
Violette Verdy	Violette	Verdy	1933	2016	France	No
Diana Vishneva	Diana	Vishneva	1976		Russia	No
Christine Vlassi	Christine	Vlassi			France	No
Jocelyn Vollmar	Jocelyn	Vollmar	1925	2018	United States	No
Anastasia Volochkova	Anastasia	Volochkova	1976		Russia	Yes
Nina Vyroubova	Nina	Vyroubova	1921	2007	Russia	No
Katita Waldo	Katita	Waldo	1968		Spain	No	[123]
Miranda Weese	Miranda	Weese			United States	No	[124]
Doreen Wells	Doreen	Wells	1937		United Kingdom	No
Wendy Whelan	Wendy	Whelan	1967		United States	No	[125]
Indiana Woodward	Indiana	Woodward	1993 or 1994		France	Yes
Belinda Wright	Belinda	Wright	1929	2007	United Kingdom	No
Zhu Yan	Zhu	Yan			China	Yes	[126]
Zenaida Yanowsky	Zenaida	Yanowsky	1975		Spain	No	[127]
Miyako Yoshida	Miyako	Yoshida	1965		Japan	No	[128]
Vanessa Zahorian	Vanessa	Zahorian			United States	No	[129]
Svetlana Zakharova	Svetlana	Zakharova	1979		Ukraine	Yes	[130]
Carlotta Zambelli	Carlotta	Zambelli	1875	1968	Italy	No
Wanting Zhao	Wanting	Zhao			China	Yes

See also

• Prima ballerina assoluta
• List of dancers
• List of female dancers
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References

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34. "Holly Dorger". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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46. "Céline Gittens". Birmingham Royal Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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50. "Francesca Hayward". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
51. "Robyn Hendricks". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
52. "Paloma Herrera". Teatro Colón. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
53. "Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont". National Ballet of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
54. Macdonald, Moira (May 26, 2017). "Their last dance: Pacific Northwest Ballet stars will twirl one more time before retiring". The Seattle Times.
55. "Farewell Lana and Leanne". Dance Australia. 14 January 2019.
56. "Yuriko Kajiya". Houston Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
57. "Kang Sue-jin: 'This will be my last performance in Korea'". The Korea Herald. 5 November 2015.
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62. "Carla Körbes, at 33, Announces Retirement From Ballet". New York Times. 18 September 2014.
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64. "Maria Kowroski". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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72. Sulcas, Roslyn (December 9, 2020). "Sara Leland, Ballerina of Passion and Abandon, Dies at 79". New York Times.
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74. "Lauren Lovette". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
75. "Svetlana Lunkina". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
76. "Maia Makhateli". Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
77. "Roberta Marquez". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
78. "Sophie Martin". Scottish Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
79. "Kizzy Matiakis". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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81. "Sara Mearns". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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98. "Ida Praetorius". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
99. "Last rise of the curtain". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
100. "Teresa Reichlen". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
101. "Alice Renavand". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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107. "Iana Salenko". Staatsballett Berlin. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
108. "Amber Scott". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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110. "Hee Seo". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
111. "Christine Shevchenko". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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113. "Abi Stafford". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
114. "Laurretta Summerscales". Bayerische Staatsoper. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
115. "Sofiane Sylve, Carlo Di Lanno and Marcelo Gomes to Join Dresden Semperoper Ballett". Pointe Magazine. 20 May 2020.
116. "Akane Takada". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
117. "Erina Takahashi". English National Ballet. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
118. Bauer, Claudia (October 23, 2017). "Janie Taylor's Second Chapter—In Sneakers". Dance Magazine.
119. "Devon Teuscher". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
120. "Cassandra Trenary". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
121. "Anna Tsygankova". Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
122. "Sarah Van Patten". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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125. "Wendy Whelan". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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127. "Zenaida Yanowsky". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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