Packet A: Bonus 17
On her deathbed, the original performer of this ballet legendarily asked for the costume she wore in it. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this short ballet that originated a namesake style of wavy arm movements. A Tennyson poem inspired Anna Pavlova and Michel Fokine to create this ballet set to a piece for cello and piano.
ANSWER: The Dying Swan [or La Mort du cygne; accept Dying Swan arms; prompt on swan arms]
[10e] The Dying Swan was also a signature role of Alicia Markova, who worked in this city. Ninette de Valois founded a ballet company in this city that now performs at Covent Garden.
ANSWER: London
[10h] Throughout The Dying Swan, the dancer performs these small, quick steps en pointe to imitate the swan gliding on water. This step shares its name with a traditional clog dance from Auvergne (“oh-VAIRN-yuh”).
ANSWER: bourrée [or pas de bourrée couru; or pas de bourrée suivi; reject “pas de bourrée”]
<FW, Other Fine Arts> | Packet A - Brown A, Wisconsin A, Purdue, Maryland B
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 13.10 | 95% | 36% | 0% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (North) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 7 | 11.43 | 86% | 29% | 0% |
| Florida | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 7 | 12.86 | 100% | 29% | 0% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| South Central | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 7.50 | 50% | 25% | 0% |