
ATD | Key Figures in US Dance History
18th Century and Before
19th Century
20th Century
• Charles "Cholly" Atkins (1913-2003)
• George Balanchine (1904-1983)
• Ananias "Nyas" Berry (1913-1951)
• Hseuh-Tung (H.T.) Chen (1947-2022)
• Harold Christensen (1904-1989)
• William Christensen (1902-2001)
• Blondell Cummings (1944-2015)
• Merce Cunningham (1919-2009)
• Katherine Dunham (1909-2006)
• Eugene Louis Faccuito (Luigi) (1925-2015)
• Rosella Hightower (1920-2008)
• Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996)
• Sammy Lee (Levy) (1890-1968)
• Catherine Littlefield (1905-1951)
• Annabelle Whitford Moore (1878-1961)
• Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972)
• Babatunde Olatunji (1927-2003)
• Mand Pokine (1890-1942)
• Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1877-1949)
• George "Shorty" Snowden (1904-1982)
• Marjorie Tallchief (1926-2021)
• Earl "Snakehips" Tucker (1906-1937)
• Eugene Von Grona (1908-2000)
• Aida Overton Walker (1880-1914)
• George White (1891-1968)
• Charles Williams (1886-1978)
• Lavinia Williams (1916-1989)
• Hemsley Winfield (1907-1934)
• Amie Zane (1948-1988)
21st Century
• Daystar/Rosalie Jones (1941-)
• Melanie George (1972-)
• Nadine George-Graves (1971-)
• Jennifer Harge (1986-)
• John Heginbotham (1971-)
• Ishmael Houston-Jones (1951-)
• Orlando Hunter Jr, (1990-)
• LaJuné McMillian (1992-)
• Roukijah Rooks (1998-)
• Calvin Royal III (1989-)
• Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards (1976-)
• David Thomson (1959-)
• Fabiola Ochoa Torralba (1985-)
• Minh Tran (1960-)
• Ricardo Valentine (1986-)
• Dianne Walker (1951-)