[{"n": "La Argentinita", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/la-argentinita/", "s": "Flamenco icon who danced through exile and tragedy."}, {"n": "Loie Fuller", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/loie-fuller/", "s": "Pioneer of modern dance and theatrical lighting"}, {"n": "Maria Tallchief", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/maria-tallchief/", "s": "America's first major prima ballerina and a revolutionary force in ballet."}, {"n": "Marie Taglioni", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/marie-taglioni/", "s": "Romantic-era ballerina credited with pioneering en pointe dance."}, {"n": "Mary Wigman", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/mary-wigman/", "s": "German dancer and choreographer who pioneered expressionist dance."}, {"n": "Matthew Bourne", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/matthew-bourne/", "s": "British choreographer known for radical ballet reinterpretations."}, {"n": "Merce Cunningham", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/merce-cunningham/", "s": "American modern dance pioneer who collaborated across disciplines and used chance operations."}, {"n": "Ninette de Valois", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/ninette-de-valois/", "s": "Founder of The Royal Ballet and godmother of English and Irish ballet."}, {"n": "Erik Bruhn", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/erik-bruhn/", "s": "Danish ballet dancer and choreographer, known for his elegance and partnerships with many ballerinas."}, {"n": "Frederick Ashton", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/frederick-ashton/", "s": "British ballet dancer and choreographer who created an English genre of ballet."}, {"n": "Isabella Andreini", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/isabella-andreini/", "s": "The actress who shaped commedia dell'arte and defied convention."}, {"n": "Uday Shankar", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/uday-shankar/", "s": "Indian dancer who fused European theatrical techniques with Indian classical dance."}, {"n": "Vasyl Avramenko", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/vasyl-avramenko/", "s": "Ukrainian dancer and impresario who spread folk dance globally."}, {"n": "Vera Zorina", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/vera-zorina/", "s": "German-Norwegian ballerina and actress known for Balanchine-choreographed films."}, {"n": "Victor Silvester", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/victor-silvester/", "s": "The strict-tempo pioneer who defined ballroom dance music."}, {"n": "Vladimir Vasiliev (dancer)", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/vladimir-vasiliev-dancer/", "s": "The 'God of the dance' who reigned at the Bolshoi."}, {"n": "Fanny Elssler", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/fanny-elssler/", "s": "Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period, famed for the Cachucha."}, {"n": "George Balanchine", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/george-balanchine/", "s": "Russian-American choreographer who shaped 20th-century ballet."}, {"n": "La Goulue", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/la-goulue/", "s": "French can-can dancer and star of the Moulin Rouge."}, {"n": "Marge Champion", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/marge-champion/", "s": "From Disney model to Broadway star, Marge Champion danced through a century of grace."}, {"n": "Martha Graham", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/martha-graham/", "s": "American modern dancer who created the Graham technique."}, {"n": "Maya Plisetskaya", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/maya-plisetskaya/", "s": "Soviet prima ballerina assoluta who refused to defect."}, {"n": "Michael Flatley", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/michael-flatley/", "s": "American-Irish dancer who reinvented Irish dance and created global stage shows."}, {"n": "Ted Shawn", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/ted-shawn/", "s": "Pioneer of American modern dance and founder of Jacob's Pillow."}, {"n": "Étienne Decroux", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/tienne-decroux/", "s": "French actor who developed corporeal mime."}, {"n": "Twyla Tharp", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/twyla-tharp/", "s": "American choreographer who pioneered crossover ballet."}, {"n": "Vernon and Irene Castle", "u": "/e/dancers-and-choreographers/vernon-and-irene-castle/", "s": "The husband-and-wife team who revived modern dancing and popularized the foxtrot."}]