WorksheetsAlicia Alonso
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Who is Alicia Alonso?
She was a supermodel .
She was a singer.
She was a famous ballerina.
She is my mom.
Where was Alicia Alonso from?
Cuba
England
Sudan
Las Vegas
What made Alicia unique and very different form other ballerinas?
She was very rich.
She was latina.
She was blind.
She was the oldest ballerina in the world.
How did Alicia get her dancing partners to dance with her?
She used a walkie talkie to direct them.
She told them they would one day be famous.
She let them listen to the music first so they could feel the music.
She practiced with her dance partners and told them where to stand so they would catch her and dance gracefully.
How did she get the lead for her favourite ballet, Giselle!
She tried out for the part like everyone else.
She just jumped on stage and began to boogie oogie.
The first ballerina got hurt and needed someone so they called Alicia to do it instead.
She actually didn't get the part because she lived too far away and the play was in New York.
What did Alicia open up in Cuba?
She opened up a restaurant.
She became a mother and homeschooled her children.
She began her own Ballet costume designing company.
She founded the Alicia Alonso Ballet Company which later began the National Ballet of Cuba.
Was there ballet in New York when she arrived there?
No, there was only Broadway dancing.
Yes, there were many ballet companies in New York
In what year did Alicia Alonso die?
Huh? I thought she was still alive.
1893
This year actually.
Last year in 2019
