Famous British Choreographers: 117 Biographies

Biographies of notable british choreographers, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.

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United Kingdom

Rose English

British actor and film director (born 1950)

1950
Margot Fonteyn
United Kingdom

Margot Fonteyn

British ballerina

1919–1991
D
United Kingdom

David Nixon

British choreographer

1958
Russell Maliphant
United Kingdom

Russell Maliphant

British contemporary dance choreographer

1961
Robert Arditti
United Kingdom

Robert Arditti

British actor, singer and dancer

1946
Benjamin Britten
United Kingdom

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

1913–1976
M
United Kingdom

Mari Bicknell

British ballet dancer and choreographer

1914–2003
Ralph Vaughan Williams
United Kingdom

Ralph Vaughan Williams

English composer (1872-1958)

1872–1958
H
United Kingdom

Herbert Mason

British film director and producer (1891–1960)

1891–1960
I
United Kingdom

Irving Davies

Welsh dancer and choreographer

1926–2002
P
United Kingdom

Peggy Spencer

British dancer and choreographer (1920-2016)

1920–2016
J
United Kingdom

Jonathan Burrows

British choreographer

1960
Matthew Bourne
United Kingdom

Matthew Bourne

British ballet and dance choreographer

1960
K
United Kingdom

Kenneth MacMillan

British ballet dancer and choreographer (1929–1992)

1929–1992
I
United Kingdom

Irek Mukhamedov

Soviet dancer, ballet teacher and pedagog

1960
Liz Aggiss
United Kingdom

Liz Aggiss

British live artist, dance performer, choreographer and film maker

1953
Michael Pink
United Kingdom

Michael Pink

British choreographer, director, dancer, and theatre producer

1956
Frederick Ashton
United Kingdom

Frederick Ashton

British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988)

1904–1988
M
United Kingdom

Melly Still

British director, designer and choreographer

1962
C
United Kingdom

Christopher Hampson

British ballet dancer and choreographer

1973
Arthur Bliss
United Kingdom

Arthur Bliss

English composer and conductor (1891–1975)

1891–1975
P
United Kingdom

Paul Harris

English choreographer

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S
United Kingdom

Sarah Michelson

British choreographer and dancer (born 1964)

1964
S
United Kingdom

Shobana Jeyasingh

Indian-born British choreographer

1957
R
United Kingdom

Ronald Hynd

British choreographer

1931
D
United Kingdom

Deryk Mendel

British actor (1920-2013)

1920–2013
A
United Kingdom

Ashley Page

British former ballet dancer

1956
K
United Kingdom

Kevin Clifton

British dancer

1982
J
United Kingdom

Jason Piper

British actor

2000
B
United Kingdom

Bob Anderson

British actor and fencer (1922-2012)

1922–2012
Karen Bruce
United Kingdom

Karen Bruce

British choreographer

1963
Lindsay Kemp
United Kingdom

Lindsay Kemp

British mime (1938-2018)

1938–2018
Ashley Banjo
United Kingdom

Ashley Banjo

British dancer and choreographer, known for dance troupe Diversity

1988
Darcey Bussell
United Kingdom

Darcey Bussell

British ballerina

1969
Steve McNicholas
United Kingdom

Steve McNicholas

director, composer

1955
S
United Kingdom

Siobhan Davies

British dancer

1950
J
United Kingdom

James Jordan

English ballroom dancer and choreographer

1978
A
United Kingdom

Adam Cooper

British ballet dancer

1971
Alicia Markova
United Kingdom

Alicia Markova

British ballerina, choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet (1910-2004)

1910–2004
P
United Kingdom

Phyllida Crowley Smith

British dancer, actress, and choreographer

1968
R
United Kingdom

Richard Wherlock

British dancer and choreographer (born 1958)

1958
Alice Sheppard
United Kingdom

Alice Sheppard

British dancer and choreographer

Gillian Lynne
United Kingdom

Gillian Lynne

British ballet dancer, actress, choreographer and director (1926-2018)

1926–2018
A
United Kingdom

Anne Woolliams

British choreographer and artistic director

1926–1999
A
United Kingdom

Antony Hamilton

English-Australian actor, model, and dancer (1952-1995)

1952–1995
Anton du Beke
United Kingdom

Anton du Beke

British television presenter; dancer

1966
Jay Aston
United Kingdom

Jay Aston

British actress and singer; member of Bucks Fizz

1961
P
United Kingdom

Peter Darling

British dancer

1950
C
United Kingdom

Chris Piper

dancer

1983
D
United Kingdom

David Bower

British actor

1969
Ivor Forbes Guest
United Kingdom

Ivor Forbes Guest

British historian (1920–2018)

1920–2018
Willie Warde
United Kingdom

Willie Warde

English actor-dancer (1857–1943)

1857–1943
T
United Kingdom

Toby Sedgwick

British theatre director, actor

1958
A
United Kingdom

AJ Pritchard

British ballroom dancer

1994
E
United Kingdom

Edna Deane

British ballroom dancer, choreographer, author, and school cofounder (1905-1995)

1905–1995
Maina Gielgud
United Kingdom

Maina Gielgud

British ballet dancer

1945
Len Goodman
United Kingdom

Len Goodman

British professional ballroom dancer

1944–2023
Arlene Phillips
United Kingdom

Arlene Phillips

British choreographer

1943
L
United Kingdom

Liam Scarlett

British choreographer (1986-2021)

1986–2021
Nigel Lythgoe
United Kingdom

Nigel Lythgoe

Executive producer and television director

1949
K
United Kingdom

Karen Kresge

British choreographer

1957
A
United Kingdom

Ailsa Berk

British actress

Rosie Kay
United Kingdom

Rosie Kay

British choreographer

1976
P
United Kingdom

Paul James Rooney

English choreographer and dancer

1984
C
United Kingdom

Colin Dunne

traditional Irish and contemporary dancer

1968
E
United Kingdom

Etta Murfitt

British dancer and choreographer

1966
Lydia Sokolova
United Kingdom

Lydia Sokolova

British dancer (1896–1974)

1896–1974
J
United Kingdom

Joy Newton

ballet dancer 1913—1996

1913–1996
L
United Kingdom

Louie Spence

English dancer and television personality

1969
A
United Kingdom

Alan Carter

British ballet dancer

1920–2009
C
United Kingdom

Cathy Marston

British choreographer

1975
P
United Kingdom

Peter Wright

British ballet teacher, choreographer, director and former professional dancer

1926
A
United Kingdom

Arnold Cooke

British composer (1906–2005)

1906–2005
R
United Kingdom

Rosemary Lee

English director, choreographer and performer

R
United Kingdom

Richard Arnell

English composer (1917–2009)

1917–2009
B
United Kingdom

Ben Stevenson

British ballet dancer

1936–2026
Mary Skeaping
United Kingdom

Mary Skeaping

British ballet dancer

1902–1984
M
United Kingdom

Marjorie Lynette Sigley

English artist, writer, actress, teacher, choreographer, theatre director and television producer

1928–1997
P
United Kingdom

Peter Racine Fricker

English composer (1920–1990)

1920–1990
L
United Kingdom

Leighton Lucas

British composer (1903-1982)

1903–1982
Irene Rose Mawer
United Kingdom

Irene Rose Mawer

(1893-1962) mime teacher

1893–1962
Margaret Morris
United Kingdom

Margaret Morris

British ballet dancer (1891–1980)

1891–1980
L
United Kingdom

Luke Cresswell

British dance percussionist

1963
C
United Kingdom

Celeste Dandeker

Dancer and founder of Candoco dance company

1950
Cyril Scott
United Kingdom

Cyril Scott

English composer, writer, and poet (1879–1970)

1879–1970
R
United Kingdom

Richard Alston

British choreographer

1948–2026
E
United Kingdom

Eleanor Fazan

Kenyan-born British choreographer and actress

1930–2024
Douglas Lee
United Kingdom

Douglas Lee

British choreographer

1977
S
United Kingdom

Suzy Miller

English model and dancer

1949
H
United Kingdom

Helen Lewis

British dancer (1916–2009)

1916–2009
J
United Kingdom

John Field

British ballet dancer and choreographer (1921-1991)

1921–1991
S
United Kingdom

Sisco Gomez

British dancer

1985
A
United Kingdom

Aaron Sillis

British dancer and choreographer

1983
G
United Kingdom

Gill Clarke

1954–2011
Dave Brown
United Kingdom

Dave Brown

British comedian, designer and photographer

1973
E
United Kingdom

Ernest Maxin

British television director and presenter

1923–2018
W
United Kingdom

Warren Carlyle

British theatre director and choreographer

1972
Antony Tudor
United Kingdom

Antony Tudor

British dancer and choreographer (1908–1987)

1908–1987
Adrian Paul
United Kingdom

Adrian Paul

British actor (born 1959)

1959
D
United Kingdom

David Dawson

British choreographer

1972
Tino Sehgal
United Kingdom

Tino Sehgal

German artist (born 1976)

1976
N
United Kingdom

Nicola McLean

model

1984
Claire Cunningham
United Kingdom

Claire Cunningham

British choreographer and dancer

1977
Jean-Carlos Garcia
United Kingdom

Jean-Carlos Garcia

footballer

1985
A
United Kingdom

Anthony Dowell

British ballet dancer

1943
W
United Kingdom

William Hobbs

British choreographer (1939–2018)

1939–2018
S
United Kingdom

Stephen Preston

British musician

1945
Dougie Squires
United Kingdom

Dougie Squires

British choreographer (1932–2023)

1932–2023
Akram Khan
United Kingdom

Akram Khan

British dancer and choreographer

1974
David Bintley
United Kingdom

David Bintley

British ballet dancer and choreographer

1957
Wayne McGregor
United Kingdom

Wayne McGregor

British choreographer

1970
Royston Maldoom
United Kingdom

Royston Maldoom

British choreographer

1943
P
United Kingdom

Philip Chatfield

artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet

1927–2021
Will Tuckett
United Kingdom

Will Tuckett

English director and choreographer

1969
Julian Lloyd Webber
United Kingdom

Julian Lloyd Webber

British solo cellist and conductor

1951
Dorothée Munyaneza
United Kingdom

Dorothée Munyaneza

British-Rwandan singer, actress, dancer and choreographer

1982
F
United Kingdom

Francesca Jaynes

British Choreographer

1958