Creative Baby Names: The best dancers’ names from Allegra to Merce

I love so many of these, but Loie jumped out at me immediately. It would make a beautiful short form of my beloved Eloise. But where’s the Nameberry entry?!

Wow what great names! Is Loie pronounced like Chloe without the C?

I really like this post. They seem to always have such lovely names. My name could never fit a ballerina.
Hopefully Allegra can live past it’s allergy medicine association in the states. It is so lovely.
Great post!

Yes Loie rhymes with Chloe.

What about Margot Fonteyn? I also love Loie – as much as I love Loire.

One of my favorites isn’t on here either — Tanaquil! As in ballet dancer Tanaquil LeClercq.

I think Gelsey Kirkland should have been included too!

Loie is one of my favorite names ever! When my fiance and I were first dating we saw an exhibit about Loie Fuller in a museum, and I’ve wanted to use it ever since.

Lots of fun name ideas! Loving Allegra and Twyla. Some other dancers with great names Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire (Astaire would be a cool name for a boy?!), Gene Kelly, Agnes de Mille, Martha Graham, and Alvin Ailey.

I love Allegra and Isadora. Isadora is a name that I hold dearly to my heart. I like Twila spelled this way. Violette is okay.

Whoever was asking about Loie, I know someone with that name, and it rhymes with Chloe and Zoe.

I love Allegra!

There are some lovely names here. Hanya is new to me and I quite like it. My favorite usable name here is Isadora. Unfortunately I doubt many US parents would like the allergy medicine association with Allegra. And no dancers I know would use Twyla because of her terrible reputation among those who have worked with her.

Oh, Loie! How lovely! I can’t say there’s a name I dislike on this list, except perhaps Savion, which I’m not sure has the potential to grow on me.

Sonya Tayeh is a great choreographer and I like her name a lot as well