George balanchine biography

George Balanchine (Saint Petersburg, January 22, 1904 – New York, April 30, 1983) was a ballet dancer and choreographer. His father was Georgian and his mother Russian.^[1]

He was one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers.

He developed over 200 ballets,^[2] mostly in the United States. He was the co-founder and balletmaster of the New York City Ballet.^[3] He was a choreographer known for his musicality. He often with Igor Stravinsky: 39 of his ballets were choreographed to music by Stravinsky.^[4]

Career

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Balanchine was trained at the Imperial Ballet School in St Petersburg.

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George balanchine early life

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After the Revolution he joined what is now the Mariinsky Ballet. He escaped when the company toured Germany. He was picked up by Sergei Diaghilev to be a dancer and choreographer for the Ballets Russes.

After Diaghilev's death, Balanchine stayed in Europe until 1933.

Then he was taken to New York by a wealthy p