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Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Known for her vocal ability, artistic reinventions, and live performances, she is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 21st century. Credited with shaping popular music, Beyoncé is often deemed one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
Missy Elliott
American rapper (born 1971)

Debbie Allen
American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer (born 1950)

Katherine Dunham
American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, actress and activist (1909/1912–2006)
Adelaide Hall
American-born jazz singer and actor (1901–1993)

Jacob Artist
American actor
Frankie Manning
American dancer and choreographer (1914–2009)
Sisqó
Mark Althavan Andrews (born November 9, 1978), known professionally as Sisqó (stylized as SisQó), is an American R&B singer. Following his tenure as lead performer of the R&B group Dru Hill, he quickly reached success as a solo act with the release of his debut studio album Unleash the Dragon (1999), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. It spawned the singles "Incomplete" and "Thong Song", which peaked at numbers one and three on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
Jonelle Allen
American actress, singer, and dancer

Ntozake Shange
African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

Taylour Paige
American actress and dancer (born 1990)

Vanessa Bell Calloway
American actress

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
American comedian and actor (1905–1977)

Nina Mae McKinney
American actress (1912-1967)

Gene Anthony Ray
actor, dancer, choreographer (1962-2003)

Nipsey Russell
American entertainer (1918–2005)
Nicholas Brothers
American tap dancing duo

Kandi Burruss
American singer, actress and businesswoman

Walter Emanuel Jones
American actor

Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter

Teairra Marí
American singer, rapper, songwriter actress

Fayard Nicholas
Choreographer, dancer, actor (1914–2006)

Rye Rye
American rapper

Shabba-Doo
American actor and dancer

Nick Cave
African-American fabric sculptor, dancer, and performance artist (born 1959)
Pearl Primus
American dancer and choreographer (1919-1994)

Shanti Lowry
American actress and dancer

Travis Payne
American dancer

Sammy Davis, Sr.
American dancer

Bill T. Jones
American artist and dancer
Michael Chambers
American actor and dancer

Sonny Kiss
American professional wrestler, dancer, choreographer, and professional wrestling manager

Harold Nicholas
American dancer (1921-2000)
The Famous Flames
American R&B vocal group
Jillian Hervey
American singer

Hope Clarke
American singer, actor and dancer

Marie Bryant
American singer (1917/1919–1978)

Christina Crawford
American dancer and professional wrestler

Pigmeat Markham
Comedian, actor, singer, dancer (1904-1981)

Lavinia Williams
American dancer (1916–1989)
Thelma Johnson Streat
American artist, dancer, and educator. First African American to have painting at MoMA (1911–1959)
Don Campbell
American dancer (1951-2020)

Anita Thompson Dickinson Reynolds
American model, dancer and actor (1900-1980)
Henry LeTang
American dancer (1915–2007)

Amelia Marshall
American actress

Ashley Everett
American actress
Sahara Davenport
American drag queen and reality television personality (1984-2012)
Blondell Cummings
American dancer (1944-2015)
Mildred Davenport
African-American Broadway performer and dance teacher (1900-1990)
Lil' C
hip-hop dancer and choreographer
Mabel Hampton
US activist, dancer, philanthropist (1902-1989)