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Dambeck 2
George Balanchine was a major artistic figure of the twentieth century who revolutionized the look, style and practice of classical ballet. ... It has been said by many that George Balanchine was the greatest choreographer of our time. ... Balanchine made a substantial contribution to the world of dance by using his talent to modify and improve the fundamentals of the four hundred year-old language of dance while influencing its growth in America. ... Upon graduating with honors in 1921, along with dancing, Balanchine was also enrolled in the Petrograd Conservatory of Music where he carefully studied music and even began composing. ...
At the age of seventeen George began his earliest choreographies after joining the corps be ballet of the Maryinsky Theater, known then as the State Theater of Opera and Ballet (Currently the Kirov Ballet). ... It was here that George was eventually hired as the ballet master or principal choreographer at the age of twenty-one. ...
In 1933 Balanchine formed a company called Les Ballets that only managed to survive for a few months, but it was after one of their performances in London that he met Lincoln Kirstein. ... Balanchine agreed only under the condition that they start with a ballet school first.
In October 1933, Balanchine arrived in New York at the age of twenty-nine. ... Over the next few years several other ballet companies were created by the duo of Balanchine and Kirstein, but later dissolved.
Approximate Word count = 1122
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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