Dance is a huge part of my life and something I would love to share with my daughters. My top name is [name]Clara[/name], which has obvious dance connections to the Nutcracker. What other names can you think of with a dance connection (it doesn’t have to be ballet)? What names conjure up the image of a little ballerina, or dancer for you?
[name]Love[/name] the name [name]Clara[/name] for it’s connection to the Nutcracker too!
Names that make me think of ballet -
[name]Odette[/name] - Swan [name]Lake[/name]
Names of girls that I did ballet with as a little girl: Lecelin, [name]Camille[/name], [name]Anita[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Posy[/name], [name]Pauline[/name] and [name]Darcy[/name] seem like obvious dancer names to me 
Others that suit feel classic, pretty and dainty to me: [name]Fleur[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Anna[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]India[/name], [name]Grace[/name], [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Elise[/name], [name]May[/name], [name]Nell[/name], [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name]- [name]Alessandra[/name] Ferri
[name]Antonina[/name]- [name]Don[/name] [name]Quixote[/name]
Columbina- Harlequin
Nikiya- La Bayadere
[name]Ondine[/name]- [name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]-[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Rosaline[/name]- [name]Romeo[/name] & [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]- [name]Romeo[/name] & [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]- [name]Alexandra[/name] Danilova
[name]Aminta[/name]- [name]Sylvia[/name] ( the male lead…)
Clairemarie- Claireemarie Osta
Coppelia- Coppelia
[name]Isadora[/name]- [name]Isadora[/name] [name]Duncan[/name]
Kitri- [name]Don[/name] [name]Quixote[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]- [name]Margot[/name] Fonteyn
Palemon- [name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]- [name]Anna[/name] Pavlova
[name]Allegra[/name]- [name]Allegra[/name] [name]Kent[/name]
[name]Aurelie[/name]- [name]Aurelie[/name] DuPont
[name]Aurora[/name]- Sleeping Beauty
[name]Coralia[/name]- [name]Coralia[/name] (older version of [name]Ondine[/name])
[name]Gelsey[/name]- Gesley Kirkland
[name]Giselle[/name]- [name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]- Swan [name]Lake[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] this helps!
Here are a few I found:
Carinosa ([name]Philippine[/name] dance of love)
Eisa (folk dance)
[name]Lindy[/name] (jitterbug dance)
[name]Minuet[/name] (Baroque dance)
[name]Serra[/name] (war dance)
Veleta (ballroom dance)
Plus there is this list BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season | Nameberry that might help!
Fiametta (or [name]Fiammetta[/name]) from The [name]Flame[/name] of [name]Love[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name] from [name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] from The Sleeping Beauty
[name]Titania[/name] from A Midsummer [name]Night[/name]'s [name]Dream[/name]
[name]Maya[/name] as in [name]Maya[/name] Plisetskaya
[name]Alicia[/name] as in [name]Alicia[/name] [name]Alonso[/name]
[name]Galina[/name] as in [name]Galina[/name] Ulanova
[name]Moira[/name] as in [name]Moira[/name] Shearer
[name]Violette[/name] as in [name]Violette[/name] Verdy
[name]One[/name] name that really says ballerina to me is [name]Katie[/name]. Not sure why, it just really does it. I know a girl who’s a ballerina named [name]Gabrielle[/name]. and I think [name]Clara[/name] is so pretty!
[name]Agrippina[/name] (Vaganova)
[name]Alicia[/name] (Markova and [name]Alonso[/name])
[name]Anna[/name] (Pavlova)
[name]Mathilde[/name] (Kschessinska)
[name]Maya[/name] (Plisetskaya)
[name]Olga[/name] (Spessivtseva)
[name]Pierina[/name] (Legnani)
[name]Clara[/name] from The Nutcracker
Coppelia from Coppélia
[name]Hamza[/name] from [name]Le[/name] papillon
[name]Odette[/name] from The Swan [name]Lake[/name]
[name]Odile[/name] from The Swan [name]Lake[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name] from Onegin
Teresina from Napoli
Two of my favourite ballerina names are [name]Allegra[/name] and [name]Tanaquil[/name].
From Ballets:
[name]Aurora[/name] (Sleeping Beauty)
[name]Clara[/name] (The Nutcracker)
[name]Giselle[/name] ([name]Giselle[/name])
When I think of ballerinas, I always imagine Russian:
[name]Anastasia[/name] (Nabokina)
Avdotia (Istomina)
[name]Elizaveta[/name] (Gerdt)
[name]Galina[/name] (Ulanova)
[name]Irina[/name] (Baronova)
[name]Lydia[/name] (Lopokova)
[name]Maya[/name] (Plisetskaya)
[name]Natalia[/name] (Osipova)
[name]Olga[/name] (Spessivtseva)
[name]Svetlana[/name] (Zakharova)
[name]Tamara[/name] (Karsavina)
[name]Tatiana[/name] (Riabouchinska)
[name]Yekaterina[/name] (Geltzer)
French Ballerinas:
[name]Delphine[/name] (Moussin)
Geneviève (Gosselin)
[name]Sylvie[/name] ([name]Guillem[/name])
[name]Violette[/name] (Verdy)
Bunheads, a show about young Ballerinas in a small town:
[name]Bettina[/name] “Boo” [name]Jordan[/name]
[name]Ginny[/name] [name]Thompson[/name]
[name]Melanie[/name] Segal
[name]Sasha[/name] Torres
[name]Cozette[/name]
[name]Matisse[/name]
[name]Angelina[/name] Ballerina:
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Bridgette[/name] Nimbletoes
[name]Angelina[/name] [name]Jeanette[/name] Mouseling
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] Pinkpaws
[name]Polly[/name] [name]Anne[/name] Mouseling
[name]Priscilla[/name] Pinkpaws
[name]Sammy[/name] Watts
Ballet Shoes by [name]Noel[/name] Streatfield:
Madame Fidolia
[name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Petrova[/name]
[name]Posy[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
Reminds me of a dainty ballerina:
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Marcheline[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
I’ve noticed that many ballerina names end in -ina like the words itself: Ballerina.
[name]Ina[/name]:
[name]Bettina[/name] (from Bunheads)
[name]Galina[/name] (Mezentseva)
[name]Irina[/name] (Kolesnikova)
[name]Katrina[/name] (from the show Dance Academy)
[name]Nina[/name] (Ananiashvili)
I’ve always loved [name]Odette[/name]! I’ve never much been into ballet but I know it’s in Swan [name]Lake[/name] and it’s such a gorgeous name, imo. I’m also quite obsessed with Coppelia at the moment–I’m in the midst of learning a piece from the ballet (so hauntingly beautiful, btw!) and Coppelia (the name of the ballet, also the name of a “character”) just embodies the feeling of that piece, and its beauty. I would love to meet a Coppelia!
Other names that strike me as little ballerinas:
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]/[name]Annabella[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Katherina[/name]/[name]Catherina[/name]/[name]Katarina[/name]/[name]Katerina[/name] (however you want to spell it!)
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
Names that feel prim and ballerina to me
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]/[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Clarise[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Helene[/name]
[name]Oksana[/name]
[name]Teodora[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Philipa[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name] ([name]Duncan[/name])
(Was she ballet? Not sure. But I think of her when I think dancer names. That and [name]Anna[/name] Pavlova, but that was already said.)
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Allison[/name]
Wow I’m blown away with these suggestions! Berries are so amazing every time I have a question :). I love so many of these especially
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Antonina[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Fiammetta[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Irina[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Odile[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Caterina[/name]
[name]Mariela[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Amelie[/name], and [name]Sophie[/name] are great too!