New York City Ballet

this image of the New York City Ballet’s company class, you see quite a few dancers, doing their everyday class work; a simple tendué combination away from the barre. However, when you look through the initial layer of the image you see there is much more to the snippet of class, frozen in time. Determination, criticism, and exhaustion arise to the surface. The everyday mundane of a ballet class is overshadowed by the ongoing, never-ending processing of the dancer’s brain. A ballet class, especially

sparked in supporting ballet to show the world that American artists are just as competence as its foreign competitors. Unlike the Russians who have already established their mark in the ballet world, Americans were not commonly associated as talented ballet dancers. Thus, in 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower set aside $2,250,00 to fund dance, theatre, music, and sports tours to showcase American talents around the world. One of the funded dance tours was a ballet tour by New York City Ballet’s in Western

hopes up, you're not good enough Mia, you're never going to make it.” It was a warm muggy night, the air still as I layed in my bed unable to sleep. The next morning the letter was supposed to come, to tell me if I got the audition for the New York City Ballet Company. I didn’t expect to get the audition and wasn't sure I really wanted it in the first place. I started taking dance lessons at the age of three and once I started you couldn’t get me to stop. I was at the studio more than I was at home

dream. She was in a ballet studio dancing with a room full of ballerinas. The studio was large and grand. The instructor paraded back and forth in front of them as they jumped and twirled beautifully together. Becca was surprised by her strength and level of control. When the dancers were excused for a quick water break, they dashed toward their bags. Becca found herself unzipping a duffle bag embroidered with script that read, “The School of American Ballet, New York City.” She pulled out her

choreography and put on some music it would be the definition of dancing. However it’s not so basic because there are multiple forms of dancing such as ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, folk, ballroom and so many more. It has many faces that are shown throughout the world from Russia to Los Angeles or even to Rome. Similarly just like Rome is not a city you can see in one day, you also can’t learn everything about dance in one paper, but you can dig deeper and see one community of dance. For

George Balanchine Ballet is one of the world's oldest and newest forms of dance. One man that created new audiences for ballet and mastered the dance to its fullest was none other than George Balanchine. He brought the standard ballet to levels no one has ever seen before. In the world of dance, there have been many wonderful and talented choreographers but Balanchine's work affected the dance world so much that he was a legend long before his death. Not only was he legendary worldwide but also

to America and then became designer and most influential chorographer of classical ballet in America. Choreographically, we live in the age of Balanchine because he significantly changed our ideas of ballet, and his influence continues to be felt by other choreographers. Many recent ballets might not have existed at all if Balanchine had not provided practices for them. The choreographers of the New York City Ballet, Balanchine's company, and many others all around the world are carrying on his tradition

must remember that they reach the audience through the eye. It’s the illusion created which convinces the audience, much as it is with the work of a magician.” ³ Balanchine could be considered just that of a magician in the way that he brought his ballets to life. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, could truly be described as an illustration of Christmas magic. The Nutcracker would be of his most famous works, expanding worldwide and withstanding the true test of time. Recognized as a 20th century

One of the most important and influential people in the world of ballet is George Balanchine. He became a legend long before he died. He brought the standards of dance up to a level that had never been seen before, and he created a new audience for ballet. Balanchine was one of the greatest and most prolific choreographers in ballet history, choreographing at least 300 ballets; he was rivaled in quantity only by Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa. At the age of nine he

Florida weather, but it was my mom who took me to see our local ballet company. Though I was forced to wear a dress (one of