Rudolf Nureyev
— Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)
Carla Fracci
— La Sylphide (segment "Bournonville's La Sylphide")"
Lynn Seymour
— The Princess (segment "The Sleeping Beauty")
Margot Fonteyn
— Marguerite (segment "Marguerite & Armand")
Deanne Bergsma
— Dancer (segment "Field Figures")
Michael Somes
— Father (segment "Marguerite & Armand")
Glen Tetley
— Choreographer (segment "Field Figures")
Bryan Forbes
— Narrator (voice)