A ballet dancer is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. Ballet dancers are at a high risk of injury due to the demanding technique of ballet.
The Paris Opera Ballet is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded as one of the four most prominent ballet companies in the world, together with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg and the Royal Ballet in London.
Marie-Jean-Augustin Vestris, known as Auguste Vestris, was a French dancer.
Attilio Labis was a French ballet dancer and teacher. He was regarded as a star of the Paris Opera.
Nicolas Le Riche is a French ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet director.
Marie-Agnès Gillot is a French ballet dancer and choreographer. She danced with the Paris Opera Ballet as an étoiles. She is also POB's first in-house female dancer to choreograph for the company.
Mathieu Ganio is a French danseur étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet.
Stéphane Bullion is a retired French Étoile dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet.
Patrick Dupond was a French ballet dancer and artistic director.
Manuel Legris is a French ballet dancer. He is an étoile with the Paris Opera Ballet for 23 years. On September 1st, 2010, he became the director of the Vienna State Ballet. In December 2020, he was appointed artistic director of the La ScalaTheatre Ballet.
National Ballet of Ukraine from the Taras Shevchenko National Opera of Ukraine performs works of classical ballet and tours internationally. It currently has 24 ballets in its repertory, one of the largest in the world, and has had many notable dancers among its members.
Dominique Khalfouni is a French ballet dancer. Once a star (étoile) of the Paris Opera Ballet and a principal of the Ballet National de Marseille, she is now a ballet teacher.
Josua Hoffalt is a French ballet dancer who was a Danseur Étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet from 2012 to 2018.
François Alu is a French ballet dancer. He danced with the Paris Opera Ballet as an étoile (star).
Mathilde Froustey is a French ballet dancer.
Danseur étoile or danseuse étoile, literally "star dancer", is the highest rank a dancer can reach at the Paris Opera Ballet. It is equivalent to the title "Principal dancer" used in English or to the title "Primo Ballerino" or "Prima Ballerina" in Italian.
Paul Marque is a French ballet dancer. In December 2020, he was named an étoile, the highest rank of the Paris Opera Ballet.
Sae Eun Park is a South Korean ballet dancer. Following stints at ABT II and Korea National Ballet in her early career, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2011. She is the company's first Korean female full-time member. In 2021, she became the first dancer from Asia to reach the rank of étoile at the company.
Guillaume Diop is a French ballet dancer. He joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2018, and was promoted to étoile in March 2023, becoming the first mixed black person to reach a principal rank in the company's history.
