e George Balanchine’s style of dance different from the rest was that he preferred a certain look and he added his own “twist” to the classical dance. The women of Balanchine's company were known to be tall and thin and possess long necks and legs and speed, agility and grace. One thing that Balanchine stressed to his dancers that they needed to be more outgoing on stage. Therefore, he created unexpected change of weights and energy. Those steps distinguished Balanchine from the rest of choreographers of the time. His technique trademarks were speed and balance. Many Balanchine’s spectators said that you needed a certain state of mind to dance a Balanchine piece. His technique was American Ballet.Balanchine’s ballets usually included glamorous costumes and large amounts of props. What was well known about his ballets were the non-plotted or abstract stories he created with the dance. His steps did not explain the music, they intertwined with the music. His infinite imagination added newly invented dance movements that helped establish his legendary name. Balanchine continued to work through the early 1970’s. His health was slowly deteriorating but he stilled continued to work hard. In June of 1979,he suffered minor heart attack, which resulted in triple bypass surgery. He put his passion over his pain because right after surgery he went right back to work. Soon after his health declined again. He pain was intolerable and his was bedridden until his last day. On April 30, 1983, he died from pneumonia. During the time of his death almost 100 ballet troupes were performing his work. His work still lives onto today and his legend will live on forever.In conclusion, Balanchine affected the world of dance by creating the “American style” of ballet. His unique style of technique was the foundation of the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet. Without Balanchin...
