Marian Hannah Winter was a dance scholar and historian who specialized in the history of ballet.

Isadora Duncan is widely regarded as the mother of modern dance.

Margaret Mead was an anthropologist who conducted extensive research on the role of dance in different cultures.

Katherine Dunham was a dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist who conducted extensive research on the history of African-American dance.

Susan Leigh Foster is a dance scholar and historian who specializes in the history of flamenco.

Marshall Stearns was a dance scholar and historian who specialized in the history of jazz dance.

Tricia Rose is a dance scholar and historian who specializes in the history of hip hop dance.

Sally Banes is a dance scholar and historian who specializes in the history of contemporary dance.

Ann Daly is a dance scholar and historian who specializes in the history of dance in the United States.

John Martin was a dance scholar and historian who specialized in the history of dance in Europe.

Faubion Bowers was a dance scholar and historian who specialized in the history of dance in Asia.

J.H. Kwabena Nketia was a Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and dance scholar who specialized in the history of dance in Africa.

Isabel Aretz was a Venezuelan ethnomusicologist and dance scholar who specialized in the history of dance in Latin America.

Rex Nettleford was a Jamaican dancer, choreographer, and scholar who specialized in the history of dance in the Caribbean.

Margaret Mead was an anthropologist who conducted extensive research on the role of dance in different cultures, including Oceania.