Test Your Ballet Knowledge!

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Across
  1. 4. New York City Ballet's debut performance included Concerto Barocco, Symphony in C, and _______ on the program.
  2. 7. One leg chases the other.
  3. 8. New York City Ballet was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George _______.
  4. 9. _______ shoes allow a ballerina to balance on the tops of her toes. These are the universal symbol of a ballerina.
  5. 11. New York City Ballet is the _______ dance company in the USA, with nearly 100 dancers.
  6. 13. A jump off the ground from one or two feet.
  7. 14. Ballet terminology is mostly in _______.
  8. 15. A fabric that tutus are often made out of.
Down
  1. 1. The title for someone who creates dances.
  2. 2. A _______ tutu flares out from the body and is short and circular.
  3. 3. Philip _______ designed the David H. Koch Theater in 1964.
  4. 5. To bend the knees away from each other over the toes.
  5. 6. One of the 20th century's master costumers, _______ designed many of the beautiful costumes used at New York City Ballet.
  6. 9. New York City Ballet musicians play from the orchestra _______ for every performance.
  7. 10. _______ Martins is the current Artistic Director of New York City Ballet.
  8. 12. To rise up onto the tip-toes.