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george balanchine

s where he was first established a professional dancer.About three years later, Balanchine formed a group of four dancers, “Soviet State Dancers,” that toured outside of the Soviet Union. His choreography for his dancers upset the traditional minded audiences during his tour, so his tour was not of the greatest success. On the tour, he met a man named Diaghilev, who immediately offered him a job that gave him a great deal of exposure. After three years of amazing experience, Diaghilev promoted Balanchine as a choreographer and made him master for his company. Balanchine was only at the age of 25. His unique style of dance was too advanced for the Soviets to handle. So Balanchine moved to Europe to start his own ballet company. He was not there long, Lincoln Kirstein, one of his fans who encouraged Balanchine to go to the United States to help establish a school of Ballet equivalent to those found in Europe and Russia. Little did Lincoln know that those words of wisdom were the start to a whole in Ballet world in the U.S. When Balanchine first arrived in the U.S. in 1932, he made a name for himself by choreographing for musical comedies. Just a few years later in 1934 Balanchine helped found the School of American Ballet. It opened on January 1, 1934, with a class size of 25. Balanchine’s training was very technical yet traditional. He wanted his students to perform at his level. This school was the start to Balanchine’s American success.Balanchine finally opened the New York City Ballet, in 1948. This was his first company in the U.S. He did all of the choreography and Lincoln Kirstein was the director. They were persuaded to put on a few shows to the public. The performances were given at the New York City Center. The chairman Morton Baum told Balanchine, “I am in the presence of a genius.” After the first performance, City Center was the New York City Ballet’s new home.What mad...

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