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A character choreographed by this person is kicked onstage and gets up to the sound of juxtaposed C and F-sharp major triads from the clarinets. (-5[1])Being expressive “from head to foot” and linking “dancing and mimetic gesture” to “dramatic action” are two of this choreographer’s five principles. This choreographer responded to criticism of rejecting pointe work by creating a solo dance set to a piece from The Carnival of the Animals. (-5[1])A ballet choreographed by this person opens with a Polonaise in A major orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov, and was initially titled after Frédéric Chopin. This choreographer left the Ballets Russes (-5[1])in (-5[1])1912 after working on Petrushka and Les Sylphides (“seel-FEED”). For 10 points, name this Russian choreographer who created The Dying Swan for Anna Pavlova. ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

ANSWER: Michel Fokine
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Forrest Weintraub (UG)Columbia ARowan24-5
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia CJohns Hopkins70-5
Audrey Cho (DII)HaverfordNYU A100-5
Tom Doyle (UG)VassarJohn Jay101-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayVassar12510
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsColumbia C12510
Danny Han (UG)PennNYU B1250
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU BPenn1250
Saketh Dontaraju (DII)NYU AHaverford1250