Ballet Trivia #3

In order to be promoted, dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet must take part in this annual event.

Russian choreographer who created "Spartacus", "Ivan the Terrible","The Legend of Love"...

This country in the Middle East (now an Islamic Republic) had a ballet company from 1958 to 1979.

Prestigious ballet competition held anually in Switzerland

Dance double for Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"

Female English dancer, founder of The Royal Ballet in London

Male German ballet dancer who died of leukemia aged 29; a foundation is named after him

The opposite of "dessus"

The highest rank in the Paris Opera Ballet, literally meaning "star"

Famous ballet film starring Moira Shearer

Term for chaîné turns in the French school

Famous Spanish ballerina who became director of the English National Ballet in 2012

Name of a ballet company that combined visual arts, music and dance and caused a fascination with ballet at the beginning of the 20th century; "Le sacre du printemps"

Male dancer who defected from the USSR in 1974 and became a star in the USA; also did some acting

Socialist country in North America with a famous ballet company

First African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet; part of the original cast of "Agon"