| OSIPENKO | Alla ___, former prima ballerina at the Kirov who danced with both Nureyev and Baryshnikov (8) |
| ROMEOAND | Nureyev and Fonteyn were ideal dancing the young lovers in the ballet, ... Juliet (5,3) |
| MILANESE | Alla ___ (dipped in beaten eggs, then in breadcrumbs/Parmesan, and fried in butter) |
| GALINAULANOVA | Russian ballerina who became ballet mistress at the Kirov in 1962 (6,7) |
| BARYSHNIKOV | Mikhail ---, Soviet-born ballet dancer who defected to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet in 1974 (11) |
| TERESAS | Ms. Mann, and namesakes (Panamanian ballerina b.1934 - d.2017 who danced with The National Ballet of Canada) |
| NUREYEV | Russian dancer who defected in 1961 while on tour in Paris with the Kirov ballet |
| RUDOLF | Kirov star ... Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 and formed a legendary partnership with Margot F |
| CHARON | Leslie who danced with Henry in her version of"The Ferryman" (6) |
| BALLERINA | Round Ireland with a girl from the Kirov? |
| RITA | Hayworth who danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly |
| FONTEYN | English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919). |
| RASHAD | Ex-Giant Jennings who danced with the stars |
| DEMI | _ Lovato, celebrity who Danced With The Devil (4) |
| BALLET | Art of the Kirov or Bolshoi (6) |
| BALLETCOMPANY | *The Kirov, for one |
| PASDEDEUX | Dance by Nureyev and Fonteyn sexed up ad dramatically (3,2,4) |
| ASTAIRE | Fred who danced with Ginger Rogers |
| PUTTANESCA | Spaghetti alla ___, Neapolitan pasta dish typically made with tomatoes, olive oil, olives, anchovies, chili peppers, capers and garlic |
| MARGOT | Famous ballet duo, Rudolf Nureyev and ___ Fonteyn (6) |
