The Most Famous
DANCERS from Ireland
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Irish Dancers of all time. This list of famous Irish Dancers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ninette de Valois (1898 - 2001)
With an HPI of 51.04, Ninette de Valois is the most famous Irish Dancer. Her biography has been translated into 31 different languages on wikipedia.
Dame Ninette de Valois (born Edris Stannus; 6 June 1898 – 8 March 2001) was an Irish-born British dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director of classical ballet. Most notably, she danced professionally with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, later establishing the Royal Ballet, one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century and one of the leading ballet companies in the world. She also established the Royal Ballet School and the touring company which became the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of ballet and as the "godmother" of English and Irish ballet.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Irish dancers born between 1898 and 1898. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Irish dancers include Ninette de Valois.
