Rudolf Nureyev

as Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)

Carla Fracci

as La Sylphide (segment "Bournonville's La Sylphide")"

Lynn Seymour

as The Princess (segment "The Sleeping Beauty")

Margot Fonteyn

as Marguerite (segment "Marguerite & Armand")

Deanne Bergsma

as Dancer (segment "Field Figures")

Michael Somes

as Father (segment "Marguerite & Armand")

Glen Tetley

as Choreographer (segment "Field Figures")

Bryan Forbes

as Narrator (voice)