Tanaquil LeClercq and Nicholas Magallanes. Photo by Roger Wood, 1952. "The slow movement of Concerto Barocco --one of Balanchine's...

"By the time Le Clercq emerged as the Balanchine-favored executant of Concerto Barocco, she had become recognized as ‘most nearly the...

For a ballet that turns 90 this Monday (June 10th), Serenade has endured it fair share of audiences and critics hypothesizing and...

In Balanchine's Bourrée Fantasque, Maria Tallchief was the second movement ballerina. She wrote, "Increasingly, the roles George created...

“From the sophisticated audience of London balletomanes, accustomed to the polished perfection of the famous Sadler’s Wells troupe, the...

“Balanchine delighted in informing me of the proper manner of drinking tea, as there was a possibility the company would be hosted at a...

On Jerome Robbins' The Concert (or, The Perils of Everyone): “Screwy and charming; much of the time, both funny and oddly touching. A...

“On the fourth and top floor of an unprepossessing building which squats on the noisy northeast corner of Manhattan’s Madison Avenue and...

“The facility that greeted the students that opening day in 1934 was a spacious one with high ceilings. Most of the classes were given in...

Today marks the 90th Anniversary of the School of American Ballet. This month I'll be sharing content about the early days of SAB and...

(1/50) It's here! It's here! It's Nutcracker season! Follow along as I post historical photos of George Balanchine's Nutcracker in tandem...

Speaking of the opening night performance in 1948, Anatole Chujoy wrote, "The thrill of the evening came with Balanchine's Symphony in C....

On October 11, 1948, New York City Ballet gave its first official performance at the City Center Theater. The program was all Balanchine....

“Ballet began when Terpsichore touched Apollo’s finger, as on the Sistine ceiling God touches Adam’s, and inspired a pas de deux in which...

Bourrée Fantasque was choreographed by Balanchine in 1949 and was described by Nancy Reynolds (affiliate link) as, “melodious, colorful,...

"Tchaikovsky enjoyed the rehearsals for Swan Lake which began at the Bolshoi. He wrote to his brother, 'If you only knew how funny it is...

When Tanaquil LeClercq debuted as Odette in Swan Lake at 22 years old, the article in the Times the next day was titled: "Dancer...

These photos show Concerto Barocco at London's Covent Garden during NYCB's second tour to London in 1952. The company's first trip to...

"The three hallmarks of the American classic style are poetry, athleticism, and musicality, and these three graces are exquisitely...

[21/50] [1/2] Maria Tallchief remembering Tanny's opening night performance as Dew Drop: "...I watched Tanny lead the ‘Waltz of the...