Dance Schools: Notable Alumni and Their Achievements

Jerome Robbins was a notable alumnus of the School of American Ballet. He was a dancer, choreographer, and director who won five Tony Awards and two Academy Awards.

Margot Fonteyn was a notable alumna of the Royal Ballet School. She was a ballerina who won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical three times.

Maya Plisetskaya was a notable alumna of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. She was a ballerina who won the Lenin Prize and the State Prize of the USSR.

Sylvie Guillem was a notable alumna of the Paris Opera Ballet School. She was a ballerina who won the Prix Benois de la Danse and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

Judith Jamison was a notable alumna of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Martha Graham was a notable alumna of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. She was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Merce Cunningham was a notable alumnus of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. He was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Paul Taylor was a notable alumnus of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. He was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Twyla Tharp was a notable alumna of the Twyla Tharp Dance Company. She was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Lou Conte was a notable alumnus of the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Helgi Tomasson was a notable alumnus of the San Francisco Ballet School. He was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Misty Copeland was a notable alumna of the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. She was a ballerina who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Edward Villella was a notable alumnus of the Juilliard School. He was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Robert Battle was a notable alumnus of the North Carolina School of the Arts. He was a dancer and choreographer who won the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.