1850's America
In 1857 this new song by James Pierpont rang out under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh"
"Jingle Bells"
Fittingly, Louis Armstrong sang, "Way down yonder in" this city, "in the land of the dreamy scenes"
New Orleans
When I tried to do one of these turns of the body on one foot, I crashed into the choreographer
A Pirouette
It's said that more than 50 ships & 20 planes have disappeared in this eerie region of the North Atlantic
The Bermuda Triangle
From the Latin for "send with a commission", it's a representative to a political convention
Delegate
When this was completed between Newfoundland & Ireland in 1858, Queen Victoria & Pres. Buchanan traded messages
The Transatlantic Cable
Sara Bareilles was "Gonna sell my car and go to" this Silver State city; "that's where dreams would be"
Las Vegas
Someone used this term for beating the legs together in the air & I thought she meant a 9-volt
A Batterie
That's Jesus Castanon aboard the victorious Shackleford in this spot at Pimlico
The Winner's Circle
'80s candidates courted these working-class voters, a term combining a president & his opposing party
Reagan Democrats
In 1850 Ralph Waldo Emerson told a Concord audience that "No man can obey" this act forcing men back to bondage
The Fugitive Slave Law (or Act)
In a Van Morrison tune, "She's as sweet as" this kind of honey
Tupelo
I nailed the first solo in "Fancy Free", with a double turn in the air & a landing in this position, but now I can't get up
The Splits
Civilizations in the Middle East & the Mediterranean basin began in the agricultural region with this 2-word nickname
The Fertile Crescent
Ordinal term for a group undermining a cause or a nation from within
A Fifth-Column
In 1855 it was reported that this crop amounted to half of all U.S. exports
Cotton
Elton John sang of its freedom, "Shine on me, I love you"
Philadelphia
At practice I was asked to do an enlevement, the raising of one of these over my head with one arm
A Ballerina
The USDA retired it in 2011 in favor of an icon called "MyPlate" to help people adopt healthy eating habits
The Food Pyramid
This word follows "agent" to mean one who infiltrates a rival group & incites its members into incriminating acts
Provocateur
The U.S. wanted to build a railroad across the Southwest, but the land was too mountainous, so in 1853 flatter land for the railroad was purchased from Mexico by this U.S. minister
Gadsden
"They're closing all the factories down", sang Billy Joel about "living here"
Allentown
Jessica never has the right size of this footwear named for what she's dancing "en"
Point Shoes
You get to be "mayor" if you "check in" at a certain location more than anyone else using this mobile platform
Foursquare
The head of a party's slate in an election, or a soldier carrying his nation's flag
A Standard-Bearer