A choreographer from this country created hundreds of dances in a few years for his troupe Choreographic Miniatures. This country’s pantomime-heavy “dram-ballets” (“drahm-bal-ays”) include one that contains a pas de deux between Jeanne and Philippe, The Flames of Paris. A (10[1])member of this country’s Messerer (“meh-seh-RAIR”) family of dancers taught the star of Alberto Alonso’s Carmen Suite. A woman from (-5[1])this country wrote Basic Principles (-5[1])of Classical Ballet, which details the slow-and-steady approach to her namesake method of teaching. (10[4]-5[2])A tea-house dancer sends a ship captain the title poppy in a ballet from this country (10[1])with an (10[1])oft-excerpted (10[1])“Sailors’ Dance.” (10[1]-5[1])A composer from this country wrote (10[1])“adagios” for his ballets (10[1])Gayane (10[2]-5[1])(“gah-yah-NAY”) and (10[1])Spartacus. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this country whose biggest theaters included the Kirov and the Bolshoi. (10[2])■END■ (10[4])