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Fanny Elssler was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period.

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Therese Elssler was a dancer.

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Katti Lanner was a Viennese ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet mistress who found fame in Germany and England, where she staged many productions at the Empire Theatre in London.

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Ottilie Ethel Leopoldine Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon, known professionally as Tilly Losch, was an Austrian dancer, choreographer, actress, and painter who lived and worked for most of her life in the United States and United Kingdom.

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Albertina Rasch was a naturalized American dancer, company director, and choreographer.

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Margarete Wallmann or Wallman was a ballerina, choreographer, stage designer, and opera director.

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Grete Wiesenthal was an Austrian dancer, actor, choreographer, and dance teacher. She transformed the Viennese Waltz from a staple of the ballroom into a wildly ecstatic dance.