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Ballet Quiz: Pointe Shoes, Swans and Kings

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Ballet Quiz: Pointe Shoes, Swans and Kings

Rise up for 6 ballet questions about a dancing king, pointe shoes, Tchaikovsky's ballets and a famous solo.

Questions
6
Length
About 3 min
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  1. Which French king, known for his palace at Versailles, founded a dance academy in 1661?
  2. Which famous role is this dancer dressed for?
  3. Which instrument gives The Nutcracker’s Sugar Plum Fairy a bell-like sound?
  4. What is a pirouette in ballet?
  5. What lets a ballet dancer balance on tiptoe in pointe shoes?
  6. Which author wrote the fairy tale behind The Nutcracker?

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