... (Buckle, ii). His training under the Imperial School and Diaghilev led him to become the director of the New York City ballet in his later years. Author and ballet instructor Dick Andros made this statement about George Balanchine to summarize is effect on the Western World: "Of all the names in the dance world, I can't imagine anyone written about more than ... ...

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