Staff Fun Facts
Holidays around the world
Dance and the Holidays
Grab Bag
Teachers Dance too!
100

Who has been in a commercial? Can you name the company it was for?

Ms. Raelyn
100

How many days is Hanukkah?

8

100

What is the name of the main character in the Nutcracker?

Clara
100

What vegetable finds itself on many Christmas trees?

A Pickle!
100

Who was a duck for their first dance recital?

Ms. Alex!

200

Who had a first dream job as a forensic scientist?

Ms. Ella!

200

For St. Nicholas day in the Netherlands, what do families place on their front porch?

Their shoes! To be filled with candies and small treats.

200
How many years has the Joffery Ballet performed the Nutcracker?

34

200

What is the most popular Christmas candy?

Hershey's Kisses

200

Who has danced with a REAL Rockette before?

Ms. Raelyn

300

Name all of the staff members who have went, or are going to cosmetology school

Ms. Raelyn, Ms. Ana, Ms. Ella (Must have all 3)

300

Plum pudding or Christmas pudding is popular in what country?

The United Kingdom (the UK)

300

Can you name the three dolls that arrive from Drosselmeyer during the Nutcracker party scene?

Jester/Clown, A ballerina, Russian dolls/soldier (depending on the version you are watching)

300

What is the most played Christmas song?

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

300

Who has had an undefeated competitive season before?

Ms. Ella

400

Who has been published in a national magazine, and for what?

Ms. Atlee, Alpha Phi's 30 under 30 most influential women

400

Which country celebrates "Three Kings Day?" It is also known as "El dia de los tres reyes."

Spain

400

Who composed the original Nutracker suite?

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

400

What is the largest Christmas gift ever given?

The statue of Liberty! Given to the United Stated from France in 1866.

400

Who had their first corps performance as a Candy Cane?

Ms. Courtney!
500

Who only used raw wool in their pointe shoes?

Ms. Courtney OR Ms. Alex

500

Which country has a "yule goat" rather than reindeer? This goat is said to bring Santa to town.

Sweden

500

Can you name 4 of the 7 sweets/foods represented in the second act of the nutcracker?

Marzipan (Reed Flutes), Candy Canes (Russian), Bon Bons (Mother Ginger), Coffee (Arabia), Chocolate (Spain), Tea (China), Sugar Plum
500

Can you name 8 of the 12 gifts in the song "the 12 days of Christmas?"

A partridge in a pear tree, Two turtle doves, Three French hens, Four calling birds, Five gold rings, Six geese a-laying, Seven swans a-swimming, Eight maids a-milking, Nine ladies dancing, Ten lords a-leaping, Eleven pipers piping, Twelve drummers drumming.

500

Who has had a routine compete against her old dance teacher, and won?

Ms. Atlee

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