| BALANCHINE | George ___, choreographer of classical ballet born in 1904 |
| FREDERICKASHTON | Choreographer and director of the Royal Ballet, born in 1904 (9,6) |
| NINETTEDEVALOIS | Irish-born British director of classical ballet (7,2,6) |
| PETIPA | Marius ___, "the father of classical ballet" |
| ASHTON | Frederick, ballet dancer and choreographer born in 1904 (6) |
| GIELGUD | The final performance of this actor born in 1904 was in the short film Catastrophe; Sir John ... |
| XIAOPING | Deng, Chinese leader born in 1904 who adapted communism to incorporate elements of the free market system (8) |
| FORMBY | George ____, entertainer born in 1904, known for songs such as When I'm Cleaning Windows (6) |
| COUNTBASIE | U.S. jazz musician and orchestral leader born in 1904 (5,5) |
| FIELDS | Dorothy ******, librettist and lyricist born in 1904 (6) |
| RENELACOSTE | French tennis player born in 1904 nicknamed The Crocodile |
| NEEL | Louis, French physicist born in 1904 noted for his research on magnetism (4) |
| BRISE | French word meaning "broken" used to describe a type of jump in classical ballet; or, a type of hand |
| FOKINE | Michel ___, Russian-born choreographer of 1909 ballet Les Sylphides (6) |
| CRANKO | John, choreographer of the 1957 ballet The Prince of the Pagodas (6) |
| NIJINSKY | Vaslav ___, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent who died in 1950 |
| LIFAR | Serge, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of 1950 ballet Phedre (5) |
| JOHNCRANKO | Choreographer of the 1957 ballet The Prince of the Pagodas (4,6) |
| PAS | Step in dancing, especially in classical ballet |
| POINTE | Type of shoe often used in classical ballet |
