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Madonna (born August 16, 1958), American recording artist, actress and dancer. Her controversially successful career has made her one of the best selling artists of all time and one of the world's most influential dancers. •
Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress, producer, television personality, trained classical dancers and one of the leading actresses in
Bollywood. •
Natalia Makarova (born November 21, 1940), Soviet-Russian prima ballerina. The History of Dance, published in 1981, notes that "Her performances set standards of artistry and aristocracy of dance which mark her as the finest ballerina of her generation." She has also won awards as an actress and continues to stage classical ballets throughout the world. •
Frankie Manning (1914–2009), American dancer, instructor and choreographer. Manning is considered to be one of the founding fathers of
Lindy Hop. •
Mario (August 27, 1986), Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer. He was runner-up as the "Wasp" on
The Masked Singer season 12. •
István Martin, Franco-Hungarian ballet dancer •
Mata Hari, stage name of
Margaretha Geertruida Zelle (7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), Dutch
exotic dancer and courtesan who was executed by firing squad for espionage during World War I. Many books have been written about Mata Hari, some of them serious historical and biographical accounts, and many of them highly speculative. •
Mario Maya, recognized as one of the greatest
flamenco dancers and choreographers of all times. He is the father of Belen Maya, one of the main figures of contemporary
flamenco dance. •
Adriana Miller ("The Legendary Adriana"), American who helped in the renaissance of Middle Eastern dance in Washington, D.C. •
Ann Miller (April 12, 1923January 22, 2004), American dancer, singer and actress •
Norma Miller (December 2, 1919 – May 5, 2019), American
swing dancer known as the Queen of Swing •
Jewel McGowan, dancer of
Lindy Hop, a form of
swing dance, in the 1940s and 1950s. She is known among dance aficionados as the frequent partner of dancer
Dean Collins. Jewel was considered by her fellow Los Angeles dancers to be the best female
swing dancer who ever lived. •
Baisali Mohanty, Indian classical dancer and choreographer of Indian dancing style
Odissi. Widely regarded as one of the most promising dancer of her generation, Baisali has been performing along with her own dance company "Baisali Mohanty & Troupe" for over a decade in major International and national festivals. •
Alex Moore (1901–1991), pioneer of modern
ballroom dancing, a dancer, dance teacher and author of classical ballroom dancing books. His
Ballroom Dancing is considered to be the "Bible" of International-style ballroom dancing. •
Mary Murphy (born March 9, 1958),
ballroom dance champion, accredited dance judge, and a regular judge and choreographer on the FOX dance competition-reality show
So You Think You Can Dance. Mary Murphy is a former U.S. champion ballroom dancer and TV personality. She was born in Lancaster, Ohio, the only daughter in an Irish family of four children. She graduated from Northwest High School in Canal Fulton, Ohio. •
Mukti Mohan, Indian dancer and actress; winner of Zara Nachke Dikha 2 ==N==