| Bolshoi rival |
| Russian ballet |
| City NE of Gorki |
| Big name in ballet |
| Russian ballet name |
| Soviet ballet troupe |
| Russian ballet company |
| City of central Russia |
| Nureyev's company, once |
| Russian Olympian Nikolay |
| Noted ballet academy name |
| Baryshnikov's old company |
| Word on Pavlova's résumé |
| Big name in Russian ballet |
| Mariinsky Ballet's former name |
| Renamed Russian ballet company |
| Renowned Russian ballet company |
| Russian ballet troupe's ex-name |
| Russia's Mariinsky Ballet, formerly |
| Former name of the Mariinsky Ballet |
| Mariinsky Ballet company, familiarly |
| Mariinsky Ballet, as it's also known |
| Russian ballet company renamed in 1991 |
| Former namesake of the Mariinsky Ballet |
| Whom Baryshnikov danced for in the '60s |
| Major Russian ballet company, familiarly |
| Rudolf Nureyev's one-time ballet company |
| Company for which Rudolf Nureyev once danced |
| Former name of a famed Russian ballet company |
| St Petersburg ballet company, founded c. 1740 |
| Mariinsky Ballet, as it's known internationally |
| Ballet company for which Anna Pavlova once danced |