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Wikipedia: George Balanchine (January 22, 1904 – April 30, 1983), born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Georgian father and Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, a pioneer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet: his work created modern ballet, based on his deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques. He was a choreographer known for his musicality; he did not illustrate music but expressed it in dance and worked extensively with Igor Stravinsky, his contemporary.
![[Suzanne Farrell and George Balanchine in Don Quixote]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Suzanne_Farrell_and_George_Balanchine_NYWTS_s.jpg "Suzanne Farrell and George Balanchine in Don Quixote")
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