| MARKOVA | Dame Alicia _, ballerina and choreographer; the first British dancer to become the principal dancer of a ballet company (7) |
| ALICIAMARKOVA | Ballerina and choreographer; the first British dancer to become the principal dancer of a ballet company (6,7) |
| BUSSELL | Darcey ___, ballerina and judge of Strictly (7) |
| BEHEAD | Become the Principal or I'll cut you off! (6) |
| ASHTON | British dancer who choreographed Facade, The Dream, A Month in the Country and the 1971 ballet film The Tales of Beatrix Potter (6) |
| WAYNE | British dancer, director, choreographer and actor who came fourth in the 2014 series of Celebrity MasterChef (5,5) |
| SLEEP | British dancer, director, choreographer and actor who came fourth in the 2014 series of Celebrity MasterChef (5,5) |
| MOIRA | Miss Shearer, ballerina and actress who appeared in the film The Red Shoes (5) |
| VALRENETWEEDIE | Who was the only Australian ballet dancer to audition successfully for the Ballets Russes companies |
| DOLIN | Anton, British dancer and choreographer who died in 1983 (5) |
| RAMBERT | Dame Marie ---, Polish-born British dancer who founded a famous ballet company (7) |
| SHEARER | Ballerina and actress who starred in The Red Shoes (5,7) |
| NUNEZ | Marianela, principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, London who appeared in Giselle in November (5) |
| ETOILE | Principal dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet |
| BOLLE | Principal dancer with the American Ballet, Roberto |
| OSIPOVA | Principal dancer from Russia with the Royal Ballet, Natalia |
| DARCEY | Retired principal dancer of The Royal Ballet, _ Bussell (6) |
| BEDHOPPER | Spooner's accused principal dancer of being a promiscuous type (3,6) |
| PRIMA | The lead dancer: ___ ballerina |
| DEGAS | Impressionist noted for paintings and pastels of horse racing, nude bathers, ballerinas and Parisian millinery shops (5) |
