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A Short Biography of George Balanchine

Author Name:

George Balanchine

Born As:

Georgi Balanchivadze

Other Names:

George Balanchine

Born:

22 Jan 1904

Died:

30 Apr 1983




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Dancer and choreographer                          
Selected Works:

For the Ballets Russes:

Le Chant du Rossignol - The Song of the Nightingale  - 1925
Jack in the Box - 1926
Pastorale - 1926
Barabau - 1926
La Chatte - 1927
Le Triomphe de Neptune - 1927
Apollo - 1928
The Prodigal son - 1929
Le Bal - 1929
Balustrade - 1941.                          
                          
One of the founders of American ballet.