Eugene (Yevgeni) Panfilov (1955 in Pyatkovo, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia – 2002 in Perm, Urals) was a Russian choreographer.
Panfilov is best known (outside of Russia) as the creator of the Big Ballet, a convention-busting dance company whose female members each have a minimum weight of 17 stones.
The troupe was formed in 1994 to prove Panfilov's belief that dancers can be of any size, and not just of the slenderness favoured by professional companies.
Being so large also meant that the dancers had little, if any, previous experience of public performance, a further consideration of Panfilov's.
The initial invitation to audition was aimed at teenagers weighing more than twelve stones.