Ballet Villains
They forget to invite her to a christening, therefore she puts an evil spell on the main character.
Who is Carabosse?
Meaning: to disengage
What is ‘dégagé’?
The first ballet school was founded in the world.
What is the Academie Royale de Danse in France?
The Washington Ballet is located here.
What is Washington D.C.?
The first creature from Wonderland that Alice encounters.
Who is the White Rabbit?
She exacts revenge by making men dance to their death.
Who is Myrtha?
Meaning: big beating
What is ‘grand battement’?
She was the first dancer to perform en pointe.
Who is Marie Taglioni?
At 240 dancers, this is the largest ballet company in the world.
What is the Bolshoi Ballet?
The guards are painting these red because they planted the wrong ones.
What are the white roses?
The sorcerer who transforms Odette into a swan.
Who is Rothbart?
Meaning: Throwing Step
What is ‘jeté’?
The first ballet company in the United States.
What is San Francisco Ballet?
A ballet company that has been based in both Chicago and New York City.
The Joffrey Ballet
The Queen of Heart's favorite, often-repeated command.
What is 'Off With Their Heads!'?
She gifts a foe with a bouquet of flowers that has a snake hidden inside.
Who is Gamzatti?
Meaning: little running steps
What is ‘pas de bourrée couru’?
The first Black principal dancer at New York City Ballet.
Who is Arthur Mitchell?
Created in the height of the civil rights movement, this ballet company was founded with the mission to have a diverse group of dancers.
What is Dance Theatre of Harlem?
Games & Logic play a major role in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Two games played in the story are:
What is the Caucus Race & Croquet?
He cannot be killed. His soul is stored away in a needle, which is in an egg buried under an oak tree.
Who is Koschei the Deathless?
Meaning: separated, thrown apart
What is ‘écarté’?
This Native American dancer is considered to be America’s first ‘prima ballerina’.
Who is Maria Tallchief
This US ballet company has the highest annual revenue amongst US ballet companies.
San Francisco Ballet
The last witness at the trial.
Who is the Mad Hatter?