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Ballet History Crossword

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English ballerina who danced with Nureyev
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Famous Painter who helped create sets for Ballet Russes
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Famous ballet and Broadway choreographer Jerome _______
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Last student of Vaganova, ______ Kolpakova
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The first romantic ballet
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French dancer and title of virtuosic solo create for Baryshnikov
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Ballet about a life-like doll
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Balachine's ballet featuring Greek muses
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Founding choreographer of New York City Ballet
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Famous Singaporean choreographer
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The first ballerina to be titled "prima ballerina assoluta"
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First African American to dance the Firebird, 2 words
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Ballet's famous white bird
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First name of famous Italian teacher from the late 1800's
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Initials of the U.S.'s first ballet company
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Choreographed the Afternoon of a Faun for Ballet Russes
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Famous classical ballet choreographer
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The music for this ballet almost caused a riot in Paris when it premiered
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Founded the White Oak Dance Project with Baryshnikov in 1990
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Famous Russian pedagogue
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English ballerina who danced with Ballet Russes and "russified" her name
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Italian dancer who retired in 2013 at age 44.
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Famous partner to ballerina Margot Fonteyn
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Birthplace of ballet
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Baryshnikov co-star
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Creator of the 5 foot positions
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Ravel ballet
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First Native American ballerina, ____ Tallchief
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Often credited as being the first ballerina to dance en pointe
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Choreographer of Rodeo
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Blind ballerina, 2 words
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Joined NYCB at age 15, _______ Kirkland
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This company celebrated it's 80th birthday in 2019
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Defected from the Soviet Union in 1974
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Famous French ballerina ______ Guillem
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Tchaikovsky's biggest flop
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The university in this town was the first to have a dance major for college students
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Creator of Ballet Russes
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This musical instrument accompanied the first ballet lessons
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City where the first ballet ever school formed is located
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The "Sun King" who loved ballet
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Ballerina whose famous last words were "Get my swan costume ready."
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Spanish ballerina who is the artistic director of the English National Ballet