| THARP | Twyla ___, American dancer and choreographer whose film work includes Hair and White Nights |
| TWYLA | American dancer, choreographer and author whose film work includes Hair, Ragtime and Amadeus (5,5) |
| ASHTON | Frederick, British dancer and choreographer whose ballets include Facade (6) |
| GENEKELLY | American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer whose films include Singin' in the Rain and An American in Paris |
| BARNOWL | Mottled buff and white night bird (4,3) |
| HINES | Gregory ___: Noted American dancer and choreographer (5) |
| ISADORA | Duncan, American dancer and choreographer (7) |
| BLAIR | Lionel ?, actor and choreographer whose television credits include Give Us a Clue and Name that Tune |
| OCONNOR | Donald ___, American dancer, singer and actor who played Cosmo Brown in the 1952 film Singin' in the |
| LOUISE | and 34ac, American dancer and actress who popularised the bobbed haircut |
| CHARISSE | Cyd --, American dancer and heroine of MGM musical dramas of the 1950s |
| FRED | American dancer and actor who had a memorable screen partnership with Ginger Rogers, _ Astaire (4) |
| BROOKS | see 30ac,American dancer and actress who popularised the bobbed haircut |
| ASTAIRE | Fred ___, American dancer, singer and actor (7) |
| GREGORYHINES | American dancer, actor, choreographer and singer whose films include The Cotton Club and Running Scared |
| OLIVIER | Actor known for his award-winning stage and film work and his marriage to Vivien Leigh, Sir Laurence |
| ROGERS | Ginger ___, American dancer/actress (6) |
| BOBFOSSE | 20th Century American dancer, choreographer and director whose films included 1969's Sweet Charity (3,5) |
| MICHAELFLATLEY | Irish-American dancer, choreographer and musician associated with Riverdance and Lord of the Dance |
| PAULAABDUL | Choreographer whose first name anagrams to "Palau" and whose last name is an anagram of the first five letters of "bad luck": 2 wds. (Theme answer: This answer's initials spell a two-letter synonym fo |
