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WELL, IT'S CLOSE?
WELL, IT'S CLOSE?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus was the leading lady on this show about nothing, starring as her
Who is Elaine Benes?
More than any other American Ballet Company, NYCB performs rep every fall, winter, and spring here
What is the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center?
To work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
What is knead?
Tchaikovsky died thinking this ballet was not the success it became, now a holiday tradition for thousands
What is the N-U-T-C-R-A-C-K-E-R ?
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney went above and beyond for this 2013 flick
What is Gravity?
After starring in Netflix’s To All The Boys adaptation series, she also has a history in ballet, training at schools like Joffrey, Ailey, and with the LA Ballet
Who is Lana Condor?
NYCB grew from a number of earlier troupes, including Ballet Caravan, Ballet Society, and this school, also housed in Lincoln Center
What is SAB?
To mark with lines, grooves, scratches, or notches
What is score?
Let’s all go to the lobby to get our photo with the Sugar Plum fairy during this break between acts
What is the I-N-T-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-O-N?
From the Italian word meaning ‘to wrap,’ it was first commercially canned in the 30s
What is ravioli?
People likely know her better as ‘Honey Boo Boo’ from TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras and her own show
Who is Alana Thompson?
Two choreographers are often credited with the founding works of NYCB– Jerome Robbins and organization this co-founder
Who is George Balanchine?
To mix or fluff up
What is whisk?
Sometimes performed by the same dancer, Odile and Odette are the mysterious starring roles of this ballet
What is S-W-A-N L-A-K-E?
This Lincoln SUV is also a role in Disney’s Mission Space ride, along with Commander, Engineer, and Pilot
What is a Navigator?
This Disney Channel 16-year-old girl is their first Latina princess thanks to her show
Who is Elena of Avalor?
This Principal is also finding her stardom elsewhere, on social media, as a author, and she’s had some TV + Film cameos and on Netflix’s ‘Tiny Pretty Things’
Who is Tiler Peck?
To beat into a froth
This classic position has the ballerina balancing on one leg with their other leg extended out behind the body
What is an A-R-A-B-E-S-Q-U-E?
This sunglasses style is perfect for Lt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell
What are aviators?
After losing only to fellow country star Scotty McCreery, this American Idol runner-up took her stage name from the start, as first and middle name
Who is Lauren Alaina?
Perhaps America’s first major prima ballerina, and the first for NYCB, this Native American overcame discrimination and later founded Chicago City Ballet
Who is Maria Tallchief?
To coat with this glossy finish
What is glaze?
Often dubbed the father of classical ballet, he choreographed both ballets mentioned in this category
Who is Marius P-E-T-I-P-A?
As an adjective, it is likened by Merriam-Webster to ‘prodigal,’ but as a verb, to ‘squander’
What is lavish?