List of prima ballerinas

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]

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List of prima ballerinas

List of prima ballerinas

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References

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Full name	First name	Last name	Year of birth	Year of death	Nationality	Active dancer?	Sources
Nuno Cunha	Nuno	Cunha	1971		Braga - Portugal	Yes	^[2]
Stella Abrera	Stella	Abrera	1978		Philippines/United States	No	^[3]
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	^[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