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Balanchine basics.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Balanchine basics.(Technique)(George Balanchine)

Article Excerpt
In the quiet of a studio at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, a series of well-orchestrated toes massage the marley floor in a succession of tendus that seem to create their own music. Suki Schorer, a former NYCB dancer, hands down the words of George Balanchine: "Dance has to look like the music." In this manner Balanchine's message has been relayed to the next generation of hopeful ballerinas. Their tendus and frappes precisely mimic the rhythm of Tchaikovsky played by the pianist in the corner.

Balanchine came to the United States in 1933 with a desire to create an American classical ballet company. He had to train the dancers who could help him accomplish this dream. His vision, supported by Lincoln Kirstein, eventually led to American...

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