Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (75 results returned)

#8845, aired 2023-04-07TWO SHOES $200: Capezio is a premier maker of the soft flat shoes called these, prized by certain dancers ballet shoes
#8824, aired 2023-03-09INSIDE BALLET & OPERA $400: Ballet dancers in the preparatory position called "bras bas" hold these down low, as its French name says arms
#8282, aired 2020-11-17COLOR FILMS $400: Dancers clash over the lead role in a Tchaikovsky ballet in this 2010 thriller Black Swan
#8201, aired 2020-04-13ARTS & CULTURE $400: Male ballet dancers generally don't wear these on their feet; one exception is when men play the stepsisters in "Cinderella" pointe shoes
#7826, aired 2018-09-24PAINTED LADIES $800: Around 1875 he painted "Dancers Preparing for the Ballet" Degas
#7731, aired 2018-04-02CELEBRITY INVENTIONS $1600: Bill Nye--yes, that science guy--patented a new type of this anatomical-named footwear for dancers toe shoes
#7549, aired 2017-06-08WHAT'S "NU"? $2000: After defecting to the West, he became one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century (Rudolf) Nureyev
#7439, aired 2017-01-05AT THE BALLET $800: In "The Four Temperaments", dancers represent the choleric, phlegmatic, sanguinic & this melancholic
#7172, aired 2015-11-17TOUGH 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
#7172, aired 2015-11-17TOUGH BALLET $1200: (I'm Blaine Hoven.) Male ballet dancers rarely are called upon to dance en pointe, except when playing the part of the donkey named Bottom in the ballet based on this Shakespeare fantasy A Midsummer Night's Dream
#7062, aired 2015-05-05AMERICAN 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
#6688, aired 2013-10-16BALLET $400: Traditionally, the wicked stepsisters in this fairy-tale ballet have been played by 2 male dancers Cinderella
#6688, aired 2013-10-16BALLET $2000: Dancers called Robert Joffrey "Mr. Joffrey", but this choreographer & company co-leader was "Jerry" Gerald Arpino
#6667, aired 2013-09-17BALLET DANCERS IN THE CINEMA $800: Zizi Jeanmaire played Doro, Danny Kaye's love interest, in a 1952 musical about this Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen
#6667, aired 2013-09-17BALLET DANCERS IN THE CINEMA $1200: Alexander Godunov played Amish farmer Daniel Hochleitner in this 1985 Harrison Ford film Witness
#6667, aired 2013-09-17BALLET DANCERS IN THE CINEMA $1600: He made his feature film debut in 1977's "The Turning Point" & followed it up with a starring role in "White Nights" Baryshnikov
#6667, aired 2013-09-17BALLET DANCERS IN THE CINEMA $2000: This Native American ballerina who died in 2013 played Anna Pavlova in Esther Williams' "Million Dollar Mermaid" Maria Tallchief
#6240, aired 2011-11-04BALLET $800: This wooden rail attached to the wall of a ballet studio is used by the dancers for support during exercises a barre
#5961, aired 2010-07-12THE DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York.) Ballet dancers make sure to exercise their flexor hallucis longus; it's essential for any releve move, bringing the dancer to half or full this pointe
#5868, aired 2010-03-03BALLET DANCERS $400: Nicknamed Misha, he was nominated for a 1989 Tony Award for Best Actor in a drama for "Metamorphosis" Baryshnikov
#5868, aired 2010-03-03BALLET DANCERS $800: This British-born ballerina danced until 1979, when she was 60 years old Dame Margot Fonteyn
#5868, aired 2010-03-03BALLET DANCERS $1,000 (Daily Double): He was born in Kiev around 1889 to parents who were celebrated dancers from Poland Nijinsky
#5868, aired 2010-03-03BALLET DANCERS $1600: This Russian ballerina's London home, Ivy House, was famous for its ornamental lake with swans Anna Pavlova
#5868, aired 2010-03-03BALLET DANCERS $2000: In 1953 she was given the title Wa-Xthe-Thomba, "woman of two worlds", in honor of her Osage heritage Maria Tallchief
#5848, aired 2010-02-03WORDS IN FEBRUARY $600: Exercise rail used by ballet dancers barre
#5595, aired 2008-12-261890s CINEMA $800: In "Wonderful Dancing Girls", 2 ballet dancers dance on this, years before Fred Astaire in "Royal Wedding" the ceiling
#5171, aired 2007-02-19FUN WITH BALLET $600: The Roanoke Ballet's dancers raced around with logos on their unitards in a ballet named for this auto assoc. NASCAR
#4850, aired 2005-10-14BALLET $200: The ballet "Les patineurs" focuses on this athletic pastime, with the dancers gliding by in wintry setting ice skating
#4850, aired 2005-10-14BALLET $400: In part two of the ballet "Jewels", the dancers dress like these red gems rubies
#4766, aired 2005-05-02POP CULTURE $200: Jack Handey "Deep Thought": "To me", this sport "is like a ballet, except, there's no music... and the dancers hit each other" boxing
#4724, aired 2005-03-03ART AT THE BARNES $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Barnes Foundation.) In "Three Ballet Dancers", he used pastels to transform awkward natural movements into balletic gestures Degas
#4665, aired 2004-12-10I PREDICT "SNOW" $2000: Listening to this famous piece of ballet music makes me think of a flurry of little dancers "Waltz Of The Snowflakes" (from The Nutcracker)
#4577, aired 2004-06-29HELLO, ETHAN $1600: Ethan Stiefel is one of the leading dancers with this New York City group abbreviated ABT the American Ballet Theatre
#4483, aired 2004-02-18BALLET $1600: Ballet dancers must master this bending of the knees, which may be "grand" or "demi" pliƩ
#4428, aired 2003-12-03KENNEDY CENTER HONORS DANCERS $1600: When born in Riga back in 1948, this ballet star probably never figured he'd turn out to be a 2000 honoree Mikhail Baryshnikov
#4378, aired 2003-09-24BALLET $400: Traditionally, 2 male dancers play the wicked stepsisters in this ever-popular fairy tale ballet Cinderella
#3730, aired 2000-11-17BALLET $400: The comic ballet "Offenbach in the Underworld" features dancers in hats that look like this Parisian tower Eiffel Tower
#3106, aired 1998-02-16BALLET IN THE '90s $800: In Twyla Tharp's ballet "Jump Start", dancers jump around to music by this member of the Marsalis family Wynton Marsalis
#2875, aired 1997-02-14ARTISTS & THEIR SUBJECTS $800: Not surprisingly, his 1872 painting "Musicians of the Orchestra" shows ballet dancers in the background Edgar Degas
#2751, aired 1996-07-15ART & ARTISTS $600: This Frenchman painted many portraits of ballet dancers including "Dancer With a Fan" in 1879 Edgar Degas
#2734, aired 1996-06-20BALLET DANCERS ON FILM $200: Rudolf Nureyev looked "Sheik" when he starred in Ken Russell's film about this silent film star Rudolph Valentino
#2734, aired 1996-06-20BALLET DANCERS ON FILM $400: Alexander Godunov made his acting debut as an Amish farmer in this Harrison Ford film Witness
#2734, aired 1996-06-20BALLET DANCERS ON FILM $600: Zizi Jeanmaire played the ballerina Danny Kaye fell for in the 1952 musical about this storyteller Hans Christian Andersen
#2734, aired 1996-06-20BALLET DANCERS ON FILM $800: He played a defecting Russian ballet star in "White Nights" & a KGB agent in "Company Business" Mikhail Baryshnikov
#2734, aired 1996-06-20BALLET DANCERS ON FILM $1000: New York City ballet star Jacques D' Amboise played one of a septet of siblings in this 1954 MGM musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
#2466, aired 1995-05-01BALLET $1000: Born in Kiev in 1890, this legendary ballet star was the son of celebrated Polish dancers Nijinsky
#2429, aired 1995-03-091917 $400: This painter & sculptor of ballet dancers died in France on September 27 Degas
#2419, aired 1995-02-23BALLET DANCERS $200: Part of this British dame's stage name was an adaptation of her mother's maiden name, Fontes Fonteyn
#2419, aired 1995-02-23BALLET DANCERS $400: This ballerina's father, Jack Kirkland, wrote one of the longest-running Broadway plays, "Tobacco Road" Gelsey Kirkland
#2419, aired 1995-02-23BALLET DANCERS $600: Jerome Robbins danced the title role in this biblical ballet whose French title is "Le Fils prodigue" The Prodigal Son
#2419, aired 1995-02-23BALLET DANCERS $800: Michel Fokine choreographed & played Prince Ivan in the 1st production of this "avian" Stravinsky ballet The Firebird
#2419, aired 1995-02-23BALLET DANCERS $1000: In 1948 Moira Shearer starred in the ballet "Cinderella" & in this classic ballet film The Red Shoes
#2402, aired 1995-01-31ART & ARTISTS $800: He began his career creating historical paintings before turning to ballet dancers & racing scenes (Edgar) Degas
#2295, aired 1994-07-22BALLET $400: Helgi Tomasson is one of the most famous dancers from this volcanic country in the North Atlantic Iceland
#2262, aired 1994-06-07DANCERS $200: Ballerina Violette Verdy became the first female director of this French city's Opera Ballet in 1977 Paris
#2223, aired 1994-04-13BALLET $200: At the end of the ballet "Liebeslieder Walzer", the dancers listen to a song sung in this language German
#2107, aired 1993-11-02BALLET $100: It's the number of dancers you need to perform Vicente Nebrada's ballet "Gemini" 2
#2041, aired 1993-06-21DANCE $1000: In the 1700s La Camargo, one of these dancers, shortened her skirts so people could see her entrechat ballet dancers
#2040, aired 1993-06-18ART $200: His famous 1872 painting of the Cotton Exchange in New Orleans doesn't depict any ballet dancers (Edgar) Degas
#1996, aired 1993-04-19BALLET $200: The name of this short skirt worn by ballet dancers is derived from French baby talk a tutu
#1865, aired 1992-10-16BALLET $400: The ballet initials RBME was named for 4 dancers in this country's Stuttgart Ballet Germany
#1779, aired 1992-04-30BALLET $200: The dancers in the first part of the ballet "Jewels" represent these green gems emeralds
#1670, aired 1991-11-29FAMOUS DANCERS $200: The ballet "Marguerite and Armand" was created for Margot Fonteyn & this Russian dancer Nureyev
#1661, aired 1991-11-18DANCERS $600: Eugene Loring choreographed the 1938 ballet about this youthful outlaw, & he starred in it, too Billy the Kid
#1634, aired 1991-10-10DANCE $3,000 (Daily Double): 1975 Broadway musical in which dancers sang the following: "Everyone is beautiful at the ballet / Every prince has got to have his swan / Yes, everyone..." A Chorus Line
#1388, aired 1990-09-19DANCE $800: Many of the world's great dancers have tripped the light fantastic with this company abbreviated ABT the American Ballet Theatre
#1104, aired 1989-05-25BALLET $400: The group of dancers in a ballet troupe who perform as an ensemble the corps de ballet
#1075, aired 1989-04-14BALLET $400: Unlike a pas de deux, a "variation" usually features this number of dancers one
#981, aired 1988-12-05SINGERS & DANCERS $300: He was a professional ballet dancer before he switched to "Dirty Dancing" Patrick Swayze
#967, aired 1988-11-15DANCERS $200: She joined the Ballets Russes at 14 and was still a teenager when she married her ballet teacher, Nico Charisse Cyd Charisse
#802, aired 1988-02-16BALLET $600: Marie Taglioni's diaphanous skirt in "La Sylphide" in 1832 was the prototype of this garment for dancers tutu
#719, aired 1987-10-22SINGERS & DANCERS $1000: He's artistic director of the nation's 1st bicoastal resident ballet company Robert Joffrey
#593, aired 1987-03-18BALLET $100: Number of dancers needed for a pas de deux 2
#460, aired 1986-09-12BALLET $600: Balanchine's "Liebeslieder Walzer" uses 8 dancers, 4 singers & 4 hands on this musical instrument piano
#284, aired 1985-10-10POTPOURRI $200: Dancers in a 1796 ballet performed this feat later made famous in a Peter Pan production flying (by wires)

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (1 result returned)

#1633, aired 1991-10-09DANCERS: In 1912, she bought a London home which became famous for its ornamental lake with swans Anna Pavlova

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