Top 10 Most Talented Dancers Of Past And Modern Times

Dancing comes natural to many people and that is because it’s a very unique way of
expressing yourself and letting go of the negative energy you have accumulated throughout the
day. While most of the times people go to a club in order to dance with somebody, you can
also dance at home if that doesn’t feel too awkward for you.
Nevertheless, dancing is an art and because of the way it can make you feel, these guys that
we’re going to talk about below have taken it to a whole new level, proving themselves and to
the entire world how timing, fluid movements and emotional expressivity can come together in
a display of astounding precision and talent.

10. Vaslav Nijinsky

While you may not know him, Vaslav Nijinsky was probably one of the most talented ballet
dancers in the history, but because there is little (and unclear) evidence of that, he
unfortunately ranks low in our countdown. If you have a grandfather that may have witnessed
his shows or you may have had the chance of seeing him perform in one of the few videos that
were ever made available with him, you would instantly realize that he could easily defy
gravity with his breathtaking leaps. Vaslav was also very good at dancing en pointe, which is a
type of dance that is very uncommon and hard to master by men. Nijinsky performedhis last
dance in front of a group of soldiers in the last days of WWII whom he deeply impressed
because of his complex dancing abilities.

9. Martha Graham

If you’re a modern dance lover, then you may have heard about Martha Graham numerous
times by now. Martha is considered the mother of modern dance and that is because she
choreographed more than 150 works throughout her life and she is the sole created of the only
completely codified modern dance technique. For more than seven decades she displayed her
talent in various venues and left millions of people thoroughly impressed with how well she was
synchronizing her moves, not to mention the flexibility she had which allowed her to dance as
smooth and delicate as a slow-falling feather.

8. Josephine Baker

The jazz world has enjoyed having Josephine Baker making such a wonderful and big impact
on everyone she performed for. Before Madonna, Janet Jackson, Beyonce and other modern
and successful artists and dancers at the same time, there was Josephine Baker who is known
until this very day as one of the first African celebrities. With her amazing talent and exotic
charm, she showcased her abilities in many dance displays she held around the world, with
one of the most significant ones taking place in Paris in nineteen twenty five. After a life of utter
success, Josephine died in nineteen seventy five because of a brain hemorrhage, but people
still remember her as one of the best dancers of all time.

7. Gene Kelly

During the golden age of musicals, Gene Kelly was making some very big waves in
Hollywood because of his extraordinary dance moves that were basically a
combination of different approaches to dance, including tap, ballet and modern.
According to some sources, Kelly gave his best when he would be filmed and the
audience would immediately notice how well he uses any surface and every inch of
it in order to showcase his talent and everything of what great dancing is all about.
Many who saw him on TV were so mesmerized by his performance, that they said
Kelly looked like he was trying to break out of the two dimensional limitation of
film.

6. Sylvie Guillem

Even though nowadays Sylvie is not as young as she used to be, at forty eight years
old she still makes many ballerinas a few times younger than her feel small. With
her sensitivity, integrity and intelligence, Sylvie knew exactly how to win the heart
of her audience and adding to that an absolutely fantastic display of smooth, flexible
and well synchronized dance moves, success was the only thing that could come her
way. She ventured in many other types of dances asides from classical ballet and
this is probably one of the best decisions she’s ever taken in life, because she would
always make the audience stand up while clapping for her.

4. Madhuri Dixit

If you’re into classical dance, then it’s impossible for you to not have heard about
Madhuri Dixit. Who is she? Well, none other than one of the most popular and
successful actresses in Bollywood. Her moves have a grace not seen in any other
dancer and she uses her body as some sort of spell which immediately captures your
mind and makes you endlessly gaze at her suave moves. Being without a doubt India’s
best dancers has gotten her the number four position in our countdown.

3. Rudolf Nureyev

Male ballet dancers work a lot in order to polish the gracefulness of their moves and
they learn to do that by training their muscle control for years. Rudolf worked many
hours every day in order to perfect his dance moves and make a career out of this.
When he graduated, he had many offers from various companies that wanted to sign
him, two of them being the famous Bolshoi and Kirov. Sadly, Rudolf was one of the
earlier victims of the deadly HIV virus and because of that he eventually died in
nineteen ninety three.

2. Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson needs no introduction and to many people and especially because of
the amazing publicity he has enjoyed, he was, is and will ever be the greatest dancer in
history. His most popular dance move called the “Moonwalk” would always make
crowds go wild and cheer in awe for the late dancer, singer and producer. Michael
was also very fast, had perfect timing and would often make very complex moves
that just blew everyone away. With a great voice to back those sweet moves up, he
easily became the most popular and successful dancer and singer of all time.

1. Mikhail Baryshnikov

Surprised to see a rather unknown dancer on the number one spot? You shouldn’t
be. At the end of the day, if you’d guess who takes the number one spot before you
even start reading this article, where would the excitement in that be? Mikhail
Baryshnikov was without a doubt the greatest ballet dancers that ever lived and one
of his first official displays of talent was in Leningrad at the Kirov Ballet.
However, Mikhail decided to deflect to Canada in nineteen seventy four and joined
the American Ballet Theater and the N.Y. City Ballet. During his career, he promoted
modern dance through dozens of works, appeared on hundreds of TV shows and
also enjoyed success as a dramatic actor on stage. Because of these massive
contributions and efforts, he is now known as the most widely recognized
contemporary dancer in the world.

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