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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 10, Round 2 - Arts - Ballet and Dance   
      
   > 1. Latvian-born ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defected to the   
   >    West 30 years ago -- on 1974-06-30 to be exact.  In *which city*   
   >    did he flee his Soviet handlers during a tour?   
      
   New York City; Philadelphia   
      
   > 2. 13 years before that defection, Russian dancer and choreographer   
   >    Rudolf Nureyev did the same.  In *which European city* did   
   >    Nureyev defect in 1961?   
      
   Paris; London   
      
   > 5. This Russian prima ballerina died in 1931, but remains one   
   >    of the most renowned dancers in history.  She created the role   
   >    of The Dying Swan, was the first ballerina to tour the world,   
   >    and a meringue-based dessert is named after her.   
      
   Pavlova   
      
   > 6. This Polish-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer is   
   >    regarded as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century.   
   >    Although his career lasted less than 15 years, he was celebrated   
   >    for his virtuosity and high leaps.   
      
   Nijinsky   
      
   > 8. He was one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th   
   >    century.  Considered the father of American ballet, he created   
   >    465 works.  He also co-founded the New York City Ballet in 1948,   
   >    and was its artistic director for more than 35 years.   
      
   Ailey   
      
   > 10. She was an American modern dancer and choreographer for more   
   >    than 70 years.  Her New-York-based school is the oldest dance   
   >    school in the US.  Her dance style, named for her, reshaped   
   >    American dance and is still taught worldwide.   
      
   Graham   
      
   > * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Olympic Movies   
      
   > 7. This 1993 movie starred John Candy in his last movie released   
   >    before his death.  It was inspired by the saga of the 1988   
   >    Jamaican bobsled team.   
      
   Cool Runnings   
      
   > 8. This 2004 flick retold the story of the amazing 1980 victory   
   >    by the US Olympic men's hockey team in Lake Placid.  Kirk Russell   
   >    starred as coach Herb Brooks.   
      
   Miracle   
      
   > 9. This 2016 movie took an affectionate look back at the British   
   >    ski-jumping folk hero from the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.   
   >    It starred Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman.   
      
   Eagle; Eddie the Eagle   
      
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