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Julianne Alexandra Hough (/ hʌf /; born July 20, 1988) [1] is an American dancer, actress and television personality. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC 's Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. [2] After leaving the show in 2009, she returned in 2014 to serve as a judge on Dancing ...
Spouse. Richard Marx. . . (m. 1989; div. 2014) . Children. 3. Cynthia Rhodes (born November 21, 1956) is a retired American actress, singer and dancer. Her film roles include Tina Tech in Flashdance (1983), Jackie in Staying Alive (1983), officer Karen Thompson in Runaway (1984), and Penny in Dirty Dancing (1987).
Jean Butler (born March 14, 1971) is an American stepdancer, Irish dancer, choreographer, and actress. She is best known for originating the principal female role in the Irish dance theatrical production Riverdance. In January 2020 it was announced she is a member of the Irish America Hall of Fame, an honor presented by Irish America magazine.
Names and terminology. "Belly dance" is a translation of the French term danse du ventre. The name first appeared in 1864 in a review of the Orientalist painting The Dance of the Almeh by Jean-Léon Gérôme. [13][14] The first known use of the term "belly dance" in English is found in Charles James Wills, In the land of the lion and sun: or ...
Signature. Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 or May 27, 1878 [a] – September 14, 1927) was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US. Born and raised in California, she lived and danced in Western Europe, the US, and Soviet Russia ...
Debut. 1999. Retired. 2006. Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler (born October 14, 1979) is an American actress and retired professional wrestler, cheerleader, dancer, and model. She is best known for her tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Keibler began her professional wrestling career as a part of the ...
Tamiyo Kusakari (born 1965), ballerina, film actress, Maki Asami Ballet Company. Noriko Ohara (born 1943), ballerina, Scottish Ballet. Masako Ono, Odissi dancer since 1996. Shino Mori (born 1989), ballerina, National Ballet of Canada. Yoko Morishita (born 1948), prima ballerina, director, Matsuyama Ballet Company.
Women in dance. The important place of women in dance can be traced back to the origins of civilization. Cave paintings, Egyptian frescos, Indian statuettes, ancient Greek and Roman art and records of court traditions in China and Japan all testify to the important role women played in ritual and religious dancing from the start.