Dance History Trivia Questions
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In which country did Sir Frederick Ashton, born in Ecuador, become a major choreographer?
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england
In 1951, which North American country saw the founding of its National Ballet by former Royal Ballet dancer Celia Franca?
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canada
Which syncopated dance was likely named after Vaudeville star Harry Fox?
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foxtrot
In 1910, which role did Tamara Karsavina originate in a ballet composed by Stravinsky?
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firebird
Which country is credited with the origins of the dance known as the Charleston?
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united states
In which city's dance halls did the cancan become popular in the 1830s?
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paris
What dance, named after an animal, became more popular than the turkey trot around the start of WWI?
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foxtrot
In which city's Opera Ballet did Roland Petit dance before co-founding the Ballets des Champs-Elysees?
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paris
Which American dance is said to have originated from the musical theatre star Harry Fox?
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foxtrot
What city, which is the home of the Bolshoi Ballet, is the birthplace of Maya Plisetskaya?
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moscow
In which city was the Royal Danish Ballet founded in 1748 as part of its royal theatre?
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copenhagen
Which dance, developed from the milonga and the habanera in the 1800s, is the Argentine version?
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tango
What dance company, originally known as Ballet Society, changed its name in 1948 when it gave its first performance at City Center?
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new york city ballet
What is the name of the high-stepping dance that developed on plantations and means something certain or easy?
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cakewalk
What is the name of the tight garment worn by dancers that was named after a 19th-century French aerialist?
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leotard
Which prima ballerina made her return performance with the Kirov Ballet in 1998, 18 years after her defection?
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natalia makarova
Which country is the origin of the gavotte, a dance whose name comes from Provencal for 'mountain dweller'?
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france
In which country did the dance known as the tarantella originate?
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italy
Vernon and Irene Castle popularized the 'hesitation' style of which ballroom dance?
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waltz
Who is the Soviet-born dancer who resigned as the dance director of the Paris Opera Ballet in 1989?
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rudolf nureyev
What is the name of the lively dance of Bohemian origin that was introduced in Paris in the 1840s and became wildly popular?
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polka
Which island country introduced a toned-down version of the rumba to the U.S. in the late 1920s?
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cuba
Which modern dance pioneer tragically lost her two children in a 1913 auto accident when they drowned?
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isadora duncan
What samba-style dance became a national craze after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers performed it in 'Flying Down to Rio'?
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carioca
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