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Katie Stein

Musical Theatre

Agnes  de Mille (American)

Jerome Robbins (American)

Jerry Mitchell (American)

Michael Bennett (American)

Tommy Tune (American)

Rob Marshall (American)

Susan Stroman (American)

 

Resources

Biography.com

Britannica Online  

Dance Heritage Coalition  
Click on Dance Treasures.  Good for American choreographers

Dance Magazine 
Wonderful archive of many choreographers

Dance Online: Dance in Video
Dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance

Library of Congress
Digital collections section good for established choreographers/dancers

New York Public Library Digital Collections 
Dance Archive

100 Most Important People in Musical Theatre

Ballet

Alexei Ratmansky (Russian)

Christopher Wheeldon (British)

George Balanchine (Russian/American)

Justin Peck (American)

Krzysztof Pastor (Polish)

Mats Ek (Swedish)

Twyla Tharp (American)

William Forsythe (American)

 

Resources

Biography.com

Britannica Online  

Dance Heritage Coalition  
Click on Dance Treasures.  Good for American choreographers

Dance Magazine 
Wonderful archive of many choreographers

Dance Online: Dance in Video
Dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance

Library of Congress
Digital collections section good for established choreographers/dancers

New York Public Library Digital Collections 
Dance Archive

 

Modern Contemporary

Alonzo King (American)

Alvin Ailey (American)

Bill T. Jones (American)

Elizabeth Streb (American)

Jiří Kylián (Czech)

Katherine Dunham (American)

Mark Morris (American)

Martha Graham (American)

Merce Cunningham (American)

Ohad Naharin (Israeli)

Paul Taylor (American)

Pina Bausch (German)

Resources

Biography.com

Britannica Online  

Dance Heritage Coalition  
Click on Dance Treasures.  Good for American choreographers

Dance Magazine 
Wonderful archive of many choreographers

Dance Online: Dance in Video
Dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance

Library of Congress
Digital collections section good for established choreographers/dancers

New York Public Library Digital Collections 
Dance Archive