Ballet & Dance

Question 1

Who became, in June 2015, the first African American woman to be named a principal in the American Ballet Theater in its 75-year history?

Answer 1

Misty Copeland

Question 2

In “Swan Lake”, evil Rothbart complicates this hero’s life, making the choice between Odette and Odile a dicey one.

Answer 2

Siegfried

Question 3

This work was over 50 years old and excerpts had been popularized when it had its first full U.S. performance on Xmas Eve 1944.

Answer 3

The Nutcracker

Question 4

What Chicagoan dance lord became, in 1975, the first American to secure a title at the Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne (Irish Dancing World Championships)?

Answer 4

Michael Flatley

Question 5

At 19 Alessandra Ferri was the Royal Ballet’s youngest with this Italian title; at 54, she was its oldest since Margot Fonteyn.

Answer 5

Prima Ballerina