| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS $800: The American Ballet Theater's first black female principal dancer, she was also the first to dance "Swan Lake" for the ABT (Misty) Copeland |
| #14, aired 2022-02-17 | MILLENNIALS $2000: "Black Ballerinas: My Journey to our Legacy" is the latest book by this principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre (Misty) Copeland |
| #8373, aired 2021-04-07 | COMPOSERS $1200: This American composed the music for the ballet "Rodeo" (Aaron) Copland |
| #7760, aired 2018-05-11 | SHE DID IT! $800: In 2015 she made history as the first African-American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater Misty Copeland |
| #7540, aired 2017-05-26 | OPERA & BALLET $2000: A love story of the American Southwest, the ballet "Rodeo" has music composed by this New Yorker Aaron Copland |
| #7515, aired 2017-04-21 | BALLET $1600: Critic Edwin Denby said this 1942 Agnes de Mille ballet established the genre of "American local-colour ballet" Rodeo |
| #7434, aired 2016-12-29 | THEIR ORIGINAL NAMES $2000: American choreographer & ballet company founder Abdullah Jaffa Bey Khan Robert Joffrey |
| #7198, aired 2015-12-23 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $400: (I'm Misty Copeland.) In 2014 I made history as the first African-American ballerina to dance the role of Clara in American Ballet Theatre's production of this ballet, a holiday favorite The Nutcracker |
| #7197, aired 2015-12-22 | ARTS & CULTURE $1200: In 1974 he defected from the USSR & joined ABT, becoming that company's artistic director in the '80s Baryshnikov |
| #7172, aired 2015-11-17 | TOUGH BALLET $400: (I'm Cory Stearns.) "Theme and Variations" features an incredibly difficult series of turns in the air... each turn is separated by a one-footed spin, known by this French term pirouette |
| #7062, aired 2015-05-05 | AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S 75th ANNIVERSARY $400: (I'm Misty Copeland.) In Act 2 of this classic ballet, Odette performs with her many companions, all under the same magic spell Swan Lake |
| #7062, aired 2015-05-05 | AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S 75th ANNIVERSARY $800: (I'm James Whiteside.) In 1985 ABT staged the first American production of this tragic Shakespearean love story choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan Romeo and Juliet |
| #7062, aired 2015-05-05 | AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S 75th ANNIVERSARY $1200: (I'm Sarah Lane.) In 1947, George Balanchine created for ABT the one-act ballet "Theme and Variations" with music by this noted Russian composer Tchaikovsky |
| #7062, aired 2015-05-05 | AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S 75th ANNIVERSARY $1600: (I'm He So.) One of the high points of any prima ballerina's career is dancing the role of Giselle, based in part on the poem from this 19th century French author's "Les Orientales" Victor Hugo |
| #7062, aired 2015-05-05 | AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S 75th ANNIVERSARY $2000: (I'm Craig Salstein.) Jerome Robbins' choreography for this alliterative ballet also became the basis for the Broadway musical "On the Town" Fancy Free |
| #7050, aired 2015-04-17 | THE ARTS $1200: The New York Philharmonic & the School of American Ballet are based at this complex Lincoln Center |
| #6863, aired 2014-06-18 | CURRENT AUTOBIOGRAPHY $200: "Life in Motion" tells of Misty Copeland's efforts to become a soloist with this troupe, the ABT the American Ballet Theatre |
| #6791, aired 2014-03-10 | BALLET SETTINGS $4,000 (Daily Double): Street scene,
an American desert &
the jail Billy the Kid |
| #6688, aired 2013-10-16 | BALLET $1600: This 2013 ABT presentation takes a Pushkin poem, adds Tchaikovsky music & drops the "Eugene" Onegin |
| #6667, aired 2013-09-17 | BALLET DANCERS IN THE CINEMA $2000: This Native American ballerina who died in 2013 played Anna Pavlova in Esther Williams' "Million Dollar Mermaid" Maria Tallchief |
| #6600, aired 2013-05-03 | SEEKING ASYLUM $800: Known as Misha, he got asylum from Canada before joining the American Ballet Theatre Baryshnikov |
| #6490, aired 2012-11-30 | DANCE COMPANIES $1600: This company's present artistic director is, fittingly, Kevin McKenzie from the good old United States the American Ballet Theater |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | 1933 $2,000 (Daily Double): He came to the U.S. in 1933 & helped found the School of American Ballet George Balanchine |
| #6398, aired 2012-06-13 | AMERICAN BALLET $400: The same ballerina plays both the mother & Mexican sweetheart of this young outlaw in the 1938 ballet named for him Billy the Kid |
| #6398, aired 2012-06-13 | AMERICAN BALLET $800: The 1971 ballet "Eight Jelly Rolls" was choreographed to the music of this jazz pianist & composer ("Jelly Roll") Morton |
| #6307, aired 2012-02-07 | AALL AABOUT AARON $1000: This American composer for ballet also won an Oscar for his work on the 1949 film "The Heiress" (Aaron) Copland |
| #5813, aired 2009-12-16 | COMPOSE YOURSELF $2000: This American ballet music composer also wrote the score for the film "Of Mice and Men" Aaron Copland |
| #5753, aired 2009-09-23 | BALLET $2,000 (Daily Double): Scene One of this American ballet is set at the corral of Burnt Ranch Rodeo |
| #5585, aired 2008-12-12 | STEP UP TO THE BARRE $2000: In 1957 this sister of Maria Tallchief joined the Paris Opera Ballet as an Etoile, the first American so honored Marjorie Tallchief |
| #5437, aired 2008-04-08 | NOTABLE WOMEN $800: This relative of a famed film director began choreographing for the Ballet Theatre before it was "American" Agnes de Mille |
| #5401, aired 2008-02-18 | FUN WITH BALLET $1600: Models, gendarmes & a Tour de France cyclist appear in the Gershwin ballet "An American in" this city Paris |
| #5202, aired 2007-04-03 | AMERICAN FACES $800: One time artistic director of the American Ballet Theater seen here Baryshnikov |
| #5136, aired 2007-01-01 | BALLET $6,000 (Daily Double): Pat Garrett is one of the roles in this American ballet Billy the Kid |
| #5043, aired 2006-07-12 | 40 YEARS OF THE NEA $400: The first NEA grant was awarded to save this Manhattan ballet company the American Ballet Theatre |
| #4750, aired 2005-04-08 | JOBS IN THE ARTS $800: William Hamilton is the consulting one of these muscle & joint doctors to American Ballet Theatre orthopedist |
| #4577, aired 2004-06-29 | HELLO, ETHAN $1600: Ethan Stiefel is one of the leading dancers with this New York City group abbreviated ABT the American Ballet Theatre |
| #4204, aired 2002-12-05 | THEATER $1200: This famous New York dance company is abbreviated the ABT American Ballet Theatre |
| #4037, aired 2002-03-05 | BALLET $1600: Part Native American, her 1997 autobiography was subtitled "America's Prima Ballerina" Maria Tallchief |
| #3837, aired 2001-04-17 | BALLET'S IN THE HOUSE $200: American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House New York City |
| #3730, aired 2000-11-17 | BALLET $200: Former Royal Ballet dancer Celia Franca founded the National Ballet of this North American country in 1951 Canada |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | BALLET $800: This Russian-born American choreographer collaborated with Stravinsky on the complex 1957 ballet "Agon" George Balanchine |
| #3625, aired 2000-05-12 | BALLET $600: In 1992 dancer Kevin McKenzie became artistic director of this company once led by Mikhail Baryshnikov American Ballet Theatre |
| #3215, aired 1998-07-17 | BALLET $800: Angel Corella of Spain is one of the "muy caliente" male stars of this U.S. company known as ABT for short American Ballet Theatre |
| #3186, aired 1998-06-08 | BALLET $1,500 (Daily Double): Aaron Copland's score for this ballet, heard here, was inspired by American folk tunes: Rodeo |
| #3178, aired 1998-05-27 | BALLET IN THE '90s $500: In just 2 months in 1993 the NYCB presented 73 works by this late Russian-American choreographer George Balanchine |
| #2650, aired 1996-02-23 | ORGANIZATIONS $1000: This NYC dance company's directors have included Lucia Chase, Kevin McKenzie & Mikhail Baryshnikov American Ballet Theatre |
| #2635, aired 1996-02-02 | BALLET $800: Twyla Tharp's "Push Comes to Shove" was one of the first American works created for this Russian star Mikhail Baryshnikov |
| #2412, aired 1995-02-14 | BALLET $1000: Russian-American choreographer who called his work "The Four Temperaments" "a dance ballet without plot" George Balanchine |
| #2356, aired 1994-11-28 | BALLET $200: The National Ballet of this North American country celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1991 Canada |
| #2306, aired 1994-09-19 | BALLET $600: Mikhail Baryshnikov called her "the most American of all choreographers" Agnes de Mille |
| #2107, aired 1993-11-02 | BALLET $300: Jerome Robbins became associate artistic director of this Manhattan ballet company in 1949 American Ballet Theatre |
| #2047, aired 1993-06-29 | BALLET $600: The School of American Ballet is the official school of this major metropolitan ballet company New York (City Ballet) |
| #1996, aired 1993-04-19 | BALLET $800: From 1980 until his resignation in 1989, he was artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre Baryshnikov |
| #1915, aired 1992-12-25 | DANCE $600 (Daily Double): From 1963-1970 this company's director was Frederick Ashton the Royal Ballet |
| #1886, aired 1992-11-16 | BALLET $600: Stravinsky & this Russian-born American choreographer collaborated on several ballets including "Agon" Georges Balanchine |
| #1886, aired 1992-11-16 | BALLET $800: "Four Moons", an American Indian ballet, was created for the 60th anniversary of its statehood in 1967 Oklahoma |
| #1850, aired 1992-09-25 | DANCE COMPANIES $200: Twyla Tharp choreographed "Push Comes to Shove" for this dance company abbreviated ABT the American Ballet Theatre |
| #1783, aired 1992-05-06 | BALLET $800: In 1957 the ballet company known as Ballet Theatre added this word to its name American |
| #1681, aired 1991-12-16 | BALLERINAS $200: Dame Alicia Markova was ballet director of this American opera company from 1963-69 the Met |
| #1546, aired 1991-04-29 | PEOPLE $400: Differences with the American Ballet Theatre management led to his resignation as artistic director in 1989 Baryshnikov |
| #1423, aired 1990-11-07 | DANCE $1000: This founder of an American ballet troupe was born Abdullah Jaffa Bey Khan Robert Joffrey |
| #1388, aired 1990-09-19 | DANCE $800: Many of the world's great dancers have tripped the light fantastic with this company abbreviated ABT the American Ballet Theatre |
| #1336, aired 1990-05-28 | BALLET $600: Last name of American Indian ballerinas Marjorie & Maria, who are sisters Tallchief |
| #934, aired 1988-09-29 | TRAVEL & TOURISM $300: One tour of this North American capital includes a bullfight & a ballet--the Ballet Folklorico Mexico City |
| #811, aired 1988-02-29 | PEOPLE $400: In 1978, in what was called his "2nd defection", he left American Ballet Theatre for the New York City Ballet (Mikhail) Baryshnikov |
| #798, aired 1988-02-10 | MOVIE TEENS $200: She danced with ABT as a child before playing "WarGames" with Matthew Broderick Ally Sheedy |
| #787, aired 1988-01-26 | MOVIE MUSICALS $600: This innovative film ended with a complete ballet danced to Gershwin music by Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron An American in Paris |
| #507, aired 1986-11-18 | BALLET $800: On July 3, 1986, Mikhail Baryshnikov danced for the 1st time as one of these American |
