English > professional dancer: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A performer who dances professionally. |
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| Synonyms | dancer, terpsichorean |
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| Instances | Alonso, Alicia Alonso | Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921) |
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| Astaire, Fred Astaire | United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) |
| Balanchine, George Balanchine | United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) |
| Baryshnikov, Mikhail Baryshnikov | Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) |
| Cunningham, Merce Cunningham | United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922) |
| Duncan, Isadora Duncan | United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927) |
| Fonteyn, Dame Margot Fonteyn | English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919) |
| Graham, Martha Graham | United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) |
| Jamison, Judith Jamison | United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) |
| Karsavina, Tamara Karsavina | Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978) |
| Kelly, Gene Kelly, Eugene Curran Kelly | United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) |
| Markova, Dame Alicia Markova, Lilian Alicia Marks | English ballet dancer (born in 1910) |
| Massine, Leonide Fedorovitch Massine, Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin | French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979) |
| Mitchell, Arthur Mitchell | United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934) |
| Montez, Lola Montez, Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert | Irish dancer (1818-1861) |
| Nijinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky, Waslaw Nijinsky | Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950) |
| Nureyev, Rudolf Nureyev | Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938) |
| Pavlova, Anna Pavlova | Russian ballerina (1882-1931) |
| Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath | United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995) |
| Salome | woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist |
| Shawn, Ted Shawn | United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972) |
| Shearer, Moira Shearer | Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) |
| St. Denis, Saint Denis, Ruth Saint Denis, Ruth St. Denis | United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) |
| Tallchief, Maria Tallchief | United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925) |
| Tharp, Twyla Tharp | Innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941) |
| Tudor, Antony Tudor | United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987) |
| Ulanova, Galina Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna Ulanova | Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) |
| Vestris, Gaetan Vestris | Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day |
| de Mille, Agnes de Mille, Agnes George de Mille | United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993) |
| Narrower | ballet dancer | A trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company |
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| ballet master | A man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company |
| ballet mistress | A woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company |
| belly dancer, exotic belly dancer, exotic dancer | A woman who performs a solo belly dance |
| chorus girl, showgirl, chorine | A woman who dances in a chorus line |
| dancing-master, dance master | A professional teacher of dancing |
| hoofer, stepper | A professional dancer |
| kachina | A masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit |
| nautch girl | A professional dancing girl in India |
| tap dancer, tapper | A dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes |
| taxi dancer | A woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance |
| Broader | performer, performing artist | An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
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| Spanish | bailador, bailaor, bailarina, bailarín, bailarín profesional, danzante, danzarín, terpsichorean, terpsícore |
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| Catalan | ballador, ballarí, dansaire, dansarí, terpsichorean |
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