Solution: Choreography
Answer: MODERN CHIC
Written by Mike Sylvia
Hidden in the grid are fourteen phrases consisting of two five-letter words. The words of each phrase are hidden separately, but are usually fairly close to each other, and they always go in opposite directions. (A few spurious phrases can be made, like INNER CHILD or SOLAR POWER, but they leave unpaired words and don’t work with the next step.) The leftover letters (green below) spell INDEX USING BALLET FOOT POSITIONS.
| E | G | E | I | S | U | N | D | E | R | I | N | L |
| D | E | K | E | B | A | B | X | E | L | M | P | A |
| H | S | I | H | S | G | U | S | T | O | A | A | R |
| M | I | A | L | C | N | R | I | U | G | E | P | O |
| V | A | L | I | D | I | E | N | O | I | R | E | C |
| S | T | O | R | M | C | N | L | R | C | D | R | G |
| D | L | I | H | C | I | N | A | A | C | T | O | R |
| L | E | N | A | P | S | I | Y | S | O | L | A | R |
| D | U | O | L | C | U | B | E | R | A | L | S | S |
| R | E | T | A | E | G | L | R | A | E | T | T | N |
| L | O | T | U | S | A | F | O | E | O | T | E | A |
| R | E | W | O | P | R | P | O | L | S | I | E | K |
| T | I | S | T | R | I | P | O | C | N | S | R | E |
Sure enough, if you consider each word to be going from heel to toe of a foot, each phrase is in one of the five numbered positions of classical ballet. (Read about ballet feet positions.) Highlight the Nth letter of both words of each phrase that’s in Nth position (yellow below) to get SUBMIT MODERN CHIC AS YOUR ANSWER.
| E | G | E | I | S | U | N | D | E | R | I | N | L |
| D | E | K | E | B | A | B | X | E | L | M | P | A |
| H | S | I | H | S | G | U | S | T | O | A | A | R |
| M | I | A | L | C | N | R | I | U | G | E | P | O |
| V | A | L | I | D | I | E | N | O | I | R | E | C |
| S | T | O | R | M | C | N | L | R | C | D | R | G |
| D | L | I | H | C | I | N | A | A | C | T | O | R |
| L | E | N | A | P | S | I | Y | S | O | L | A | R |
| D | U | O | L | C | U | B | E | R | A | L | S | S |
| R | E | T | A | E | G | L | R | A | E | T | T | N |
| L | O | T | U | S | A | F | O | E | O | T | E | A |
| R | E | W | O | P | R | P | O | L | S | I | E | K |
| T | I | S | T | R | I | P | O | C | N | S | R | E |