Nicknacks
This city is known as "Sin City" because of it's high amounts of risque entertainment
Las Vegas, Nevada
This Russian composer has composed some of the most well known ballets in history, including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Serenade.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The 2004 MLB postseason is notable for the eventual champion Boston Red Sox making an improbable 4 game comeback over this heavily favored team
New York Yankees
One of Verne's most well-known works, which novel tells the story of a professor, his nephew, and their guide descending into an Icelandic volcano
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Sitting across from the Washington Monument, this model of America's 16th President is regarded as one of the most well known statues in the world
Lincoln Memorial
Illinois is known as the "Land of Lincoln", and is the birthplace of this Republican President
Ronald Reagan
This is the first combination at barre in a traditional ballet class
Pliés
Harry Truman's upset victory over this New York governor lead to the famous photo of Harry Truman holding a newspaper article proclaiming his defeat.
Thomas A. Dewey
Many of Jules Verne's novels helped inspire this genre, which is a combination of 19th century inventions and ideas, and futuristic and science fiction technology
Steampunk
Standing over Rio De Janeiro, this statue is widely considered one of the modern wonders of the world.
Christ the Redeemer
Due to it's year round picturesque greenery, Seattle, WA, is given this nickname based off of the famous fictional city in the Wizard of Oz
Ballet step meaning "to-fall", often starting a jump sequence across the floor
Tombée
The Miracle on Ice is the most remembered hockey game of the 1980 Olympics, however, often overlooked is the USA's other upset over which country in the gold medal game?
Finland
With around 4,500 translations of his works, Jules Verne ranks as the second most translated author in the world, which mystery novelist ranks 1st with around 7,000 translations
Agatha Christie
This statue, based on the Hans Christian Andersen novel, has become synonymous with the city of Copenhagen, Denmark
The Little Mermaid
California's largest city is given this nickname based on it's English translation
City of Angels
Swan Lake is known for many pieces, including this famous pas de quatre.
cygnets (dance of the small swans)
The 2004 movie Crash's Best Picture win is regarded as one of the largest Oscar upsets ever, beating out which heavily favored film starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal
Brokeback Mountain
What was the name of the company that sent 3 people to the moon in Verne's book From the Earth to the Moon
Baltimore Gun Company
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a statue of this celebrity has often been given knit red sweaters in the wintertime.
Mr. Rogers
Known as the "Pittsburgh of the South", this city was given it's nickname due it's large manufacturing industry in the mid 1900s
Birmingham, AL
This is a solo variation famously set for anna pavlova
Dying Swan
Buster Douglass
In, Around the World in 80 Days, what is the first planned stop that Fogg and Passepartout take
Suez, Egypt
In 2018, a statue in India modeled after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel became the largest in the world, overtaking a Chinese statue based on what religious figure
The Buddha