| BALANCHINE | George -, Russian-born classical ballet choreographer who died in New York in 1983 |
| DANDY | Swell lawyer died in New York (5) |
| DEVALOIS | Dame Ninette, Ireland-born ballet dancer and choreographer who died in 2002 (2,6) |
| DOLIN | Anton, British dancer and choreographer who died in 1983 (5) |
| ASHTON | Frederick, British ballet dancer and choreographer who died in 1988 (6) |
| DUNCAN | American modern dance pioneer and choreographer who died in 1927 (7,6) |
| ISADORA | American modern dance pioneer and choreographer who died in 1927 (7,6) |
| HIRT | Trumpeter who was born and died in New Orleans |
| GOULD | Glenn ___, Toronto-born classical pianist who died in 1982 (5) |
| ARRAU | Claudio, Chile-born classical pianist who died in 1991 (5) |
| GLENN | Toronto-born classical pianist who died in 1982 (5,5) |
| HESS | Myra ___, London-born classical pianist who became a DBE in 1941 (4) |
| HAYLEY | ____ Westenra, multi-platinum selling New Zealand-born classical vocalist (6) |
| EXTENSION | In classical ballet, a dancer's ability to raise and hold a leg in the air (9) |
| ASSEMBLE | Classical ballet jump in which a dancer lands with a plie in fifth position (8) |
| PAS | Step in dancing, especially in classical ballet |
| SWANLAKE | The tragic love story of Odette and Siegfried is told in this Tchaikovsky classical ballet (4,4) |
| GISELLE | Romantic classical ballet featuring the ghostly Wilis in the second act (7) |
| NINETTEDEVALOIS | Irish-born British director of classical ballet (7,2,6) |
| ODETTE | Tchaikovsky's cursed swan queen in his classical ballet Swan Lake (6) |
