 Omayra Amaya
Omayra Amaya is the great-grandniece of the legendary flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya. She runs the Omayra Amaya Flamenco Dance Company and School in Miami, Florida.
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 Karole Armitage
Karole Armitage, a former dancer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and the Geneva Ballet, spent many years choreographing for companies in Europe. She is currently the artistic director of her New York City–based contemporary ballet company, Armitage Gone! Dance, founded in 2005.
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 Alexandra Beller
Alexandra Beller was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company from 1995 to 2001. She is now artistic director of her own company, Alexandra Beller/Dances.
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 Trisha Brown
Trisha Brown, a leader in postmodern dance for four decades, is artistic director of the Trisha Brown Dance Company.
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 Roxane Butterfly
French tap dancer Roxane Butterfly is founder and artistic director of Worldbeats. She has performed solo throughout the United States, as well as in West Africa, Sri-Lanka, Israel, Russia, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany.
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 Dana Caspersen
Dana Caspersen danced with Ballett Frankfurt under the artistic direction of William Forsythe from 1988 to 2004 and is a founding member of The Forsythe Company.
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 Patrick Corbin
Patrick Corbin is a former lead dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company and formed his own company, CorbinDances, in 2003.
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 Herman Cornejo
Argentinean Herman Cornejo danced with Ballet Argentino before joining American Ballet Theatre in 1999. He is now a principal dancer with the company.
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 Wayan Dibia
Wayan Dibia is a classical Balinese dancer and faculty member of The Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Institut Seni Indonesia in Denpasar, Bali.
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 Gabriel "Kwikstep" Dionisio
Hip-Hop dancer and choreographer Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio founded Full Circle Productions, a hip-hop collective, with his wife, Rokafella.
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 Meduma Eda
Born in Japan, Megumi Eda has danced with the Matsuyama Ballet Company, the Hamburg Ballet, the Dutch National Ballet, and the Rambert Dance Company. She joined Armitage Gone! Dance in 2005.
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 Eiko
Japanese-born choreographer and dancer Eiko, of Eiko & Koma, moved to New York City in 1976 with Koma to develop a unique, Butohinspired style of dance theater.
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 Holley Farmer
A member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company since 1997, Holley Farmer also has danced with The Theatre Ballet of Canada, Oakland Ballet, and the original Canadian cast of The Phantom of the Opera.
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 Clarence Ford
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 William Forsythe
A major force on the international dance scene, William Forsythe directed the Ballett Frankfurt for twenty years. He formed The Forsythe Company in 2004.
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 Alicia Graf
Alicia J Graf is currently a member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She has also danced with Dance Theater of Harlem and Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
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 Mestre Joao Grande
Mestre João Grande, founder of the Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande in New York City, has traveled Europe, Brazil, Japan, and many parts of the United States to teach and perform capoeira.
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 Isabelle Guerin
Former étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, Isabelle Guérin joined the company in 1978 and became étoile in 1985 at the nomination of Rudolf Nureyev.
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 Emine Mira Hunter
Visual artist and second-generation sufi mevlevi whirling dervish, Emine Mira Hunter and her father Raqib run the Open Secret School of Whirling in Vancouver.
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 Judith Jamison
Judith Jamison joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965. During her 15 years with the company, Ailey created many woks on her, including Cry. She was chosen by Ailey to be his successor and she took over the role of artistic director in 1989.
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 Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson danced under William Forsythe's direction at Ballett Frankfurt from 1991 to 1996 and from 2000 to 2004. She is currently an adjunct faculty member at The Juilliard School.
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 Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones, co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, has created more than 100 works for his own company, as well as for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Axis Dance Company, Boston Ballet, Lyon Opera Ballet, Berlin Opera Ballet.
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 Allegra Kent
A muse of George Balanchine, Allegra Kent joined New York City Ballet in 1953 and was a principal from 1957 to 1981.
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 Koma
Japanese-born choreographer and dancer Koma, of Eiko & Koma, moved to New York City in 1976 with Eiko to develop a unique, Butoh-inspired style of dance theater.
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 Youssouf Koumbassa
Born and raised in Guinea, West Africa, Youssouf Koumbassa is a former artist of Ballet Djoliba, the National Ballet of Guinea. He is also the founder of the New York City–based company Les Ballets Bagata.
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 Sandra Lamouche
Sandra Lamouche is a professional hoop dancer from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Northern Alberta, who dances both solo and with dance troupes such as Morning Star Entertainment. Sandra was recently accepted to complete a Master's Thesis in Indigenous Studies studying Native Dance at Trent University.
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 Miroto Martinus
Founder of the Miroto Dance Company, The Miroto Dance Foundation, and Studio Tari Banjarmili, Miroto Martinus is a dancer, actor, choreographer, and dance instructor at the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI Jogjakarta).
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 Benny Ninja
Voguing legend of Westchester, New York, Benny Ninja is the father of the House of Ninja, a post given to him by the late Willy Ninja.
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 Lemi Ponifasio
Samoan Lemi Ponifasio, founder and artistic director of MAU Dance Company, has performed throughout the Pacific Islands and at major international arts events, including the Venice Biennale, Holland Festival, Adelaide Festival, and Prague Quadrennial.
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 Alexei Ratmansky
Former dancer with the Kiev State Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the Royal Danish Ballet, Alexei Ratmansky is the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet.
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 Desmond Richardson
Desmond Richardson, former dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and American Ballet Theatre, is co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
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 Glen Rumsey (Shasta Cola)
Glen Rumsey, a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company from 1993-1999, is artistic director of the Glen Rumsey Dance Project. His award winning alter-ego, drag queen Shasta Cola, has been performing for more than 14 years.
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 Ari Candrawati Saptanyana
A graduate of the Indonesian National Conservatory in Denpasar, Bali, Ari Candrawati Saptanyana is dance director of Gamelan Dharma Swara, the Balinese music and dance ensemble of New York City.
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 Putu Krisna Saptanyana
Born in Bali, 15-year-old Putu Krisna Saptanyana is one of the strongest performers of Gamelan Dharma Swara in New York City.
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 Bill Shannon
Brooklyn-based artist Bill Shannon, a.k.a. “Crutchmaster,” has performed in contemporary art and dance festivals in the United States, as well as in France, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Finland, and Jordan.
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 Fang-yi Sheu
Fang-yi Sheu recently retired from the Martha Graham Dance Company to form her own company, LAFA & Artists.
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 Shantala Shivalingappa
Born in India and raised in Paris, Kuchipudi dancer Shantala Shivalingappa is a frequent guest artist with Pina Bausch’s Wuppertal Danz Theatre.
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 Dwana Smallwood
Dwana Smallwood, a lead dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1995 to May 2007, is currently a freelance dancer.
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 Elizabeth Streb
Elizabeth Streb is the artistic director of STREB Extreme Action, a company she founded in 1985.
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 Janie Taylor
A native of Houston, Texas, Janie Taylor joined New York City Ballet in 1998 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2005.
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 Christopher "Lil C" Toler
Christopher “Lil C” Toler is a krumper from South Central Los Angeles and was featured in the 2005 documentary Rize.
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 Jeremy Wade
Swimmer-turned-dancer/choreographer Jeremy Wade studied at the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. He has presented his work throughout the United States and internationally in theaters, galleries, nightclubs, and lofts.
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 Shen Wei
Born in Hunan, China, choreographer, dancer, and painter Shen Wei founded NYC-based Shen Wei Dance Arts which has toured throughout the US, Western Europe, Australia, Israel, and Singapore.
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 Wendy Whelan
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, and trained at the Louisville Ballet Academy and the School of American Ballet, Wendy Whelan joined New York City Ballet in 1986 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1991.
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 Wu Hsing-Kuo
Wu Hsing-Kuo of Taipai, Taiwan, is the artistic director of Contemporary Legend Theatre.
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 Nejla Y. Yatkin
Turkish-born choreographer and dancer Nejla Y. Yatkin attended the Performing Arts Academy in Berlin and has performed in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia.
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