Ballet has gone through quite a metamorphosis from it's early beginnings to what we know today. We saw Nureyev blaze his own trail, Balanchine change the landscape and Sylvie break the mould of what could be done with ballet. Take a look at our photo compilation of the world's greatest ballet dancers and choreographers. Each of these dancers shaped the world of ballet as we know it today. Enjoy!
Suzanne Farrell Suzanne Farrell in Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson's "Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse"
A Young Suzanne Farrell.
Gelsey Kirkland Gelsey Kirkland
Darcey Bussell Principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, Darcey Bussel in Song of the Earth.
Ballerina Margot Fonteyn performing as a guest dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia in 1948.
