Considered the father of American ballet and co-founder of the NYC Ballet.
Who is George Balanchine?
100
This country's courts are where ballet first began.
What is the Italy?
100
This city is considered to be the capital of dance in the U.S. and by some the dance capital of the world.
What is New York City?
200
The ballet term that means step of the cat.
What is pas de chat?
200
Grande Jete
What is a big leap?
200
The first African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.
Who is Misty Copeland?
200
This country is where ballet became known as a dance form.
What is France?
200
Two of the most popular ballets of all time.
What is Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet.
300
A terre.
What is on the floor or ground?
300
To turn the body around its axis 360 degrees.
What is a pirouette?
300
The two choreographers of the Nutcracker.
Who are Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov?
300
During the period of ballet history during which expressiveness become important.
What is The Classical Period?
300
Name three movies that include dance as part of the plot.
What is Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Fame, Honey, Step Up, The Nutcracker, Save the Last Dance, Center Stage, Billy Elliot, Grease, Stomp the Yard, First Position.
400
To rise.
What is releve?
400
Any move in a la seconde is in this direction.
What is side?
400
Founder of the Ballet Russes.
Who is Serge Diaghilve?
400
The French King who popularized ballet and had the first professional ballet company emerge from his court.
Who is King Louis XIV I (The Sun King)?
400
The country where Christopher Wheeldon from.
What is Great Britain? (UK, United Kingdom, Britain)
500
Allegro.
What is fast and dynamic movements?
500
On the "neck" of the foot. The working foot is placed on the part of the leg between the base of the calf and the beginning of the ankle.
What is coupe?
500
Name one of the three influential living ballet choreographers of today.
*100 Bonus Points if you name the choreographer of the three that is Miss Meg's favorite.
Who are Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck and Alexei Ratmanysky?
500
Name one of the several distinct periods of ballet in history.
What is The Renaissance Period, The Baroque Period, The Classical Period, Pre-Romantic Period, Romantic Era, The Russian Classics, The Ballet Russes, Ballet in Europe, Ballet in America.
500
Yuan Yuan Tan was a principle dancer with this ballet company.