NYCB Vol. 18 No. 1 - Symphony in C

 "If there ever was any doubt that Balanchine was the greatest choreographer of our time, this doubt was dispelled when the curtain came down on his Symphony in C. Here is a classic ballet that will go down in history as the finest example of this thrilling art form.

“Symphonic ballet at its greatest, it builds with ever-mounting force to a thrilling cli-max. The fifty dancers on the stage at the same time not only give exhilaration to the final movement of the ballet, but make all other ballets seem puny and pale. And all the strength of the ballet is achieved by dancing alone. The finale topped everything seen in ballet hereabouts for a long time." 

—Anatole Chujoy, Dance News, 1948

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDFn1ZVGp0plc&v=Fn1ZVGp0plc

1st Mvmt Karin Von Aroldingen, Jean Pierre Bonnefoux

2nd Mvmt Conrad Ludlow, Allegra Kent

3rd Mvmt John Clifford, Sara Leland

4th Mvmt Victor Castelli, Marnee Morris