Stage & Screen
This 1957 Broadway musical, choreographed by Jerome Robbins, tells the story of rival gangs in New York.
What is West Side Story?
This film starred Natalie Portman as a ballerina struggling with dual roles in Swan Lake.
What is Black Swan?
The large muscle group on the front of your thigh, used for battements and jumps.
What are the quadriceps?
his flat muscle across your chest helps move your arms toward the center of your body.
(What is the pectoralis major?)
What is the pectoralis major?
This musical features the song “All That Jazz” and Fosse’s signature choreography.
What is Chicago?
his Disney movie features a lion cub who grows up to be king, with choreography adapted for the Broadway stage.
What is The Lion King?
The muscle group on the back of your thigh.
What are the hamstrings?
The “Thriller” dance became iconic in this artist’s 1983 music video.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This 1980 movie and later TV show followed students at a performing arts high school in New York.
What is Fame?
The long bone in your upper leg, the strongest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
This 2001 movie, starring Julia Stiles, features a ballerina who falls in love with hip hop.
What is Save the Last Dance?
This 2000 dance movie follows a ballerina who joins the American Ballet Academy in New York.
What is Center Stage?
The muscle group in your core that helps with balance, pirouettes, and posture.
What are the abdominals?
This long-running TV show launched in 2005 and showcased dancers in styles from contemporary to hip hop.
What is So You Think You Can Dance?
This 2006 movie starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan kicked off a whole franchise of dance films.
What is Step Up?
This tendon at the back of the ankle connects the calf muscles to the heel bone.
What is the Achilles tendon?