In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell… we can’t dance synonyms.
About George Balanchine
George Balanchinewas a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th-century. Styled as the father of American ballet, he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its artistic director for more than 35 years.
More quotes from George Balanchine
God creates, I do not create. I assemble and I steal everywhere to do it – from what I see, from what the dancers can do, from what others do.
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904-1983)
In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better.
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904-1983)
The ballet is a purely female thing; it is a woman, a garden of beautiful flowers, and man is the gardener.
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904-1983)
Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned.
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904-1983)
One is born to be a great dancer.
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904-1983)
In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell… we can’t dance synonyms.
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904-1983)