Balanchine
Americannoun
noun
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In another, the Balanchine ballerina Diana Adams struts around as a jealous, leggy hatcheck girl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
George Balanchine, the great modernist choreographer, forbade his male dancers to wear long hair or beards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The new creations entered the repertory amid a number of authoritative performances of tried and true ballets—mostly by the troupe’s incomparable founding choreographer George Balanchine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Balanchine was so good at drawing out simple elements that could be abstracted into other things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
I had already memorized the choreography of the Balanchine Nutcracker, so I expected to come out of class dancing like a real ballerina.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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