Dancers Who Never Really Were Quiz

Answer: Tiny Dancer

He asks her to "Hold me closer tiny dancer; count the headlights on the highway. Lay me down in sheets of linen; you had a busy day today." This song was one of Elton John's many successful collaborations with Bernie Taupin.

Answer: Hyacinth Hippo and her Hippos

Hyacinth Hippo, prima ballerina, dressed in a pink filmy tutu and pink ballet slippers, flirts with and teases Ben Ali Gator until their pas de deux in the conclusion of the segment.

Answer: twist

Vincent is required to entertain gangster Marsellus Wallace's wife. They go to Jack Rabbit Slim's (a 50s restaurant) and enter a twist contest. Travolta had danced previously in movies such as "Saturday Night Fever (1977)" and "Grease" (1978).

Answer: Esmeralda

The Gypsy girl Esmeralda (whose birth name was Agnes) is a principal character in Hugo's novel. She is, at first, repelled by Quasimodo but later becomes his close friend. She not only dances to entertain but also has a trained goat, Djali, who performs tricks.

Answer: The Full Monty

The culminating performance of this film is one in which the workers "take it off" to Tom Jones' recording of the Randy Newman song "You Can Leave Your Hat On" -- which is what they do.

Answer: Tina Ballerina

Tina Ballerina is a voiceless character discovered by Krusty one night at one of his restaurants. She craves Krusty's Burger Beef-Flavored Chicken Sandwich and her goal is to have the Klown name a menu sandwich after her. There is, perhaps, some passion in her history with Krusty.

Answer: Mister Bojangles

Jerry Jeff Walker wrote the ballad about Mister Bojangles as a country Western song. It was inspired by an actual night spent in an actual jail with an actual tap dancer. The song was recorded by numerous artists including Sammy Davis, Jr., and William Shatner. It has nothing to do with the famous American tap dancer Bill Robinson (1878-1949) who was known as Bojangles.

Answer: Saturday Night Fever

Travolta left behind his role as Vinnie Barbarino on TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter" to portray Tony Manero in "Saturday Night Fever" (1977). The movie popularized both disco and Travolta. The sound track, which included a lot of BeeGees' music, went 15x Platinum in the U.S. alone.

Answer: Dance, Ballerina, Dance

Written by Sidney Keith Russell and Carl Sigman, "Dance, Ballerina, Dance" was recorded by numerous artists, including Jimmy Dorsey and Buddy Clark. It tells a sad tale: "Once you said his love must wait its turn. You wanted fame instead. I guess that's your concern. We live and learn."

Answer: The Black Swan

Portman plays a ballerina striving for the lead in a production of "Swan Lake." The film is a study in the challenges and sacrifices necessary to achieve perfection in one's art. Some critics call the film a psychological thriller. Both the film and the director (Darren Aronofsky) were also nominated for Oscars.

Answer: Dancing Queen

The ABBA song "Dancing Queen" reveals what Europeans thought American disco music sounded like. Its style was called "Europop." It was the only ABBA song ever to place number one on U.S. charts. When Blender magazine asked Senator (and former presidential candidate) John McCain to name his favorite popular song, he chose "Dancing Queen."

Answer: Angelina Ballerina

Author Katharine Holabird wrote the first Angelina Ballerina book in 1983 and has written 21 volumes since. Illustrated by Helen Craig, the stories have been reproduced in two animated TV series. Set in Chipping Cheddar in the 1920s, Angelina's adventures all include her passion for ballet.

Answer: Dirty Dancing

The culminating scene in "Dirty Dancing" is the duet danced by Swayze and Grey to "I've Had the Time of My Life." The song won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Swayze (1952-2009) was the son of Patsy Swayze, a choreographer and dance instructor.

He was trained as a professional dancer at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey Ballet schools in New York City.

Answer: The Red Shoes

The partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger produced the 1948 film "The Red Shoes." In it, Moira Shearer plays Vicky Page, a young ballerina who becomes the lead of an established company. The movie centers around their production of "The Red Shoes" -- a ballet based on the Hans Christian Anderson story -- which has many parallels with the storyline of the movie.

Answer: A Chorus Line

Marvin Hamlish wrote the music, Edward Kleban wrote the lyrics and James Kirkwood, Jr., and Nicholas Dante wrote the book for "A Chorus Line" which opened at the Shubert in 1975. The film was made in 1985. The angst of auditioning to dance in a chorus line drives the play. One character (Paul) sings: "So many faces all around, and here we go. I need this job, oh God, I need this show."