“Beginner Ballet Barre Basics | Learn Balanchine At Home | Guided Pliés | Lessons with Lisa” Welcome to Balanchine technique! This is a guided barre for beginning level ballet students of all ages! In this class, we learn more about pliés, and how to add them to a step with music and with one arm at the barre. Feel free to follow along as we apply what we’ve learned to music. This is also great for intermediate dancers focused on pivoting to Balanchine technique, or dancers who are returning fro

Georges Bizet was only 17 years old when he composed his Symphony in C Major, but it was lost for nearly 80 years. Balanchine got wind of the rediscovered piece from Igor Stravinsky, and in 1947 choreographed La Palais de Cristal for the @Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris on Bizet's work. One year later, Balanchine staged the ballet for NYCB's first performance, having refined the costumes and set design, and simplified its title to Symphony In C. The ballet instantly became one of NYCB's signature wor

With precision and refinement, the steps of George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco embody the solo violins and string ensemble of the ballet's Bach score. Don't miss history's first leotard ballet this winter on the All Balanchine I program: nycballet.com/balanchine1winter | New York City Ballet

Principal Dancer Megan Fairchild's mastery of precision and staccato lends itself to her uncanny portrayal of a doll in George Balanchine's The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Based on a charming, if typically dark, fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, this ballet illustrates the love story between a paper-doll ballerina and tin soldier. Watch the narrative come to life onstage this spring on the All Balanchine program: nycballet.com/balanchinespring | New York City Ballet

Experience the joy and precision of George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante – a radiant showcase of classical ballet set to Tchaikovsky's soaring score – alongside a stellar lineup of classical and contemporary works. Join us on tour from 11 June – 5 July, with performances from Mt Gambier to Tamworth and plenty of stops in between! Book your tickets to The Nutcracker Act II and other works here: https://bit.ly/4hpHhsk Allegro Brillante Choreography George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

Balanchine ballets are a bit like living history. Our dancers are guided through the elegance and every shimmering detail of Diamonds with the support of Balanchine Repetiteur Sandra Jennings. (🎥: Jasmine Jimison and Wei Wang in Balanchine's Diamonds) | San Francisco Ballet

Allegro Brillante dazzles with its intricate choreography, which Balanchine once said “contains everything I know about the classical ballet – in thirteen minutes”. See it on All Balanchine, JAN 22 through 29. | New York City Ballet

ABCs of NYCB: Spooky Edition! V is for Valse Fantaisie, the Balanchine ballet set to Mikhail Glinka's eponymous score, nicknamed the Melancholy Waltz. Though plotless, its swooning music and nonstop, whirling movement lend themselves to a suspenseful, delirious tenor. Inspired by The School of American Ballet's list of spooky ballets, we compiled selections from scores in our repertory with slightly macabre vibes, including some pieces you may have heard during the Digital Fall. Set the tone wit