Balanchine, George
Overview
Works: | 2,959 works in 4,410 publications in 7 languages and 60,221 library holdings |
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Genres: | Stories, plots, etc Nonfiction films Biographies Interviews Instructional films Plot summaries Ballet films Reference works Christmas films Dance films |
Subject Headings: | Choreographers |
Roles: | Choreographer, Author, Contributor, Other, Dancer, Interviewee, Author of introduction, Director, Composer, Librettist, Performer, Speaker, Honoree, Editor, Actor, Dedicatee, Adapter |
Classifications: | MT95, 792.84 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
George Balanchine
- Stravinsky & Balanchine : a journey of invention by Charles M Joseph( )
- Balanchine, a biography by Bernard Taper( Book )
- George Balanchine : the ballet maker by Robert Gottlieb( Book )
- Balanchine and the lost muse : revolution and the making of a choreographer by Elizabeth Kendall( )
- Balanchine : Russian-American ballet master Emeritus by Reine Duell Bethany( )
- George Balanchine by Don McDonagh( Book )
- George Balanchine, ballet master : a biography by Richard Buckle( Book )
- From Petipa to Balanchine : classical revival and the modernization of ballet by Tim Scholl( Book )
- In Balanchine's company : a dancer's memoir by Barbara M Fisher( Book )
- All in the dances : a brief life of George Balanchine by Terry Teachout( Book )
- The master's muse : a novel by Varley O'Connor( Book )
- Following Balanchine by Robert Garis( Book )
- I remember Balanchine : recollections of the ballet master by those who knew him by Francis Mason( Book )
- Portrait of Mr. B : photographs of George Balanchine, with an essay by Lincoln Kirstein by Lincoln Kirstein( Book )
- "But first a school" : the first fifty years of the School of American Ballet by Jennifer Dunning( Book )
- Balanchine : celebrating a life in dance by Costas( Book )
- Balanchine variations by Nancy Goldner( Book )
- Balanchine's ballerinas : conversations with the Muses by Robert Tracy( Book )
- Suki Schorer on Balanchine technique by Suki Schorer( Book )
- Dancing for Balanchine by Merrill Ashley( Book )
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Most widely held works by
George Balanchine
Balanchine's Complete stories of the great ballets by
George Balanchine(
Book
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34 editions published between 1954 and 1989 in English and held by 1,232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
34 editions published between 1954 and 1989 in English and held by 1,232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
George Balanchine's The nutcracker(
Visual
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24 editions published between 1994 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new movie version of a timeless Christmas fantasy set in motion when a young girl receives the gift of a nutcracker, (2-sided disc.)
24 editions published between 1994 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new movie version of a timeless Christmas fantasy set in motion when a young girl receives the gift of a nutcracker, (2-sided disc.)
Balanchine's New complete stories of the great ballets by
George Balanchine(
Book
)
13 editions published between 1954 and 2000 in English and held by 1,090 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Two hundred and thirty-one ballets described."
13 editions published between 1954 and 2000 in English and held by 1,090 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Two hundred and thirty-one ballets described."
101 stories of the great ballets by
George Balanchine(
Book
)
25 editions published between 1975 and 2009 in English and held by 828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet
25 editions published between 1975 and 2009 in English and held by 828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet
Complete stories of the great ballets by
George Balanchine(
Book
)
5 editions published between 1954 and 1968 in English and held by 763 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With an annotated selection of recordings by Jacques Fray
5 editions published between 1954 and 1968 in English and held by 763 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With an annotated selection of recordings by Jacques Fray
Balanchine Foundation video archives(
Visual
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10 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and held by 634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This video is devoted to examining selected passages of Balanchine's choreography in detail. In a studio setting, Conrad Ludlow coaches Rachel Rutherford and Tyler Angle on excerpts from Liebeslieder Walzer. The overall goal of the Video Archives Program is to create an original "manuscript" of Balanchine ballets by preserving not only the steps but the nuances of the choreography as conceived and taught to the dancers by Balanchine himself
10 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and held by 634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This video is devoted to examining selected passages of Balanchine's choreography in detail. In a studio setting, Conrad Ludlow coaches Rachel Rutherford and Tyler Angle on excerpts from Liebeslieder Walzer. The overall goal of the Video Archives Program is to create an original "manuscript" of Balanchine ballets by preserving not only the steps but the nuances of the choreography as conceived and taught to the dancers by Balanchine himself
Jewels by
Pierre Cavassilas(
Visual
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29 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
George Balanchine's world-famous abstract ballet is a lyric tribute to women and the capital cities of the great dance schools. Accompanied by a documentary discussing Balanchine, his style of classical dancing, and his ballet Jewels
29 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
George Balanchine's world-famous abstract ballet is a lyric tribute to women and the capital cities of the great dance schools. Accompanied by a documentary discussing Balanchine, his style of classical dancing, and his ballet Jewels
Balanchine's Tchaikovsky : interviews with George Balanchine by
Solomon Volkov(
Book
)
11 editions published in 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I interviewform fortæller Balanchine om den russiske komponists liv og værker - og indirekte om sig selv
11 editions published in 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I interviewform fortæller Balanchine om den russiske komponists liv og værker - og indirekte om sig selv
Choreography by Balanchine by
Merrill Brockway(
Visual
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29 editions published between 1977 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 531 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of selected Balanchine ballets
29 editions published between 1977 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 531 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of selected Balanchine ballets
Balanchine essays. jumps.(
Visual
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8 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 446 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing upon their experience as principal dancers with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley provide a detailed analysis and demonstration of ballet barre exercises, according to the principles of Balanchine technique. Schorer, a longtime teacher at the School of American Ballet, sets exercises intended to help the dancer learn and practice correct form, and both she and Ashley recall images Balanchine used in class to elicit desired movement qualities from the dancers
8 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 446 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing upon their experience as principal dancers with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley provide a detailed analysis and demonstration of ballet barre exercises, according to the principles of Balanchine technique. Schorer, a longtime teacher at the School of American Ballet, sets exercises intended to help the dancer learn and practice correct form, and both she and Ashley recall images Balanchine used in class to elicit desired movement qualities from the dancers
American Ballet Theatre : a history(
Visual
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2 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 402 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ric Burns presents this rich, 75-year history of one of the most respected and revered dance companies in the world. With unprecedented access to the company, witness dramatic live performances, grueling rehearsals, and iconic dances by Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, and many others; as well as rare footage of ballet icons Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and more
2 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 402 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ric Burns presents this rich, 75-year history of one of the most respected and revered dance companies in the world. With unprecedented access to the company, witness dramatic live performances, grueling rehearsals, and iconic dances by Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, and many others; as well as rare footage of ballet icons Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and more
American Ballet Theatre at the Met by
Cynthia Harvey(
Visual
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11 editions published between 1984 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This triple bill of ballets, with an additional glittering pas de deux, is a delightful introduction to the range and excitement of American Ballet Theatre's repertory
11 editions published between 1984 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This triple bill of ballets, with an additional glittering pas de deux, is a delightful introduction to the range and excitement of American Ballet Theatre's repertory
Balanchine essays : arabesque(
Visual
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9 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing upon their experience as principal dancers with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley provide a detailed analysis and demonstration of the ballet step arabesque, according to the principles of Balanchine technique. Schorer, a longtime teacher at the School of American Ballet, sets exercises intended to help the dancer learn and practice correct form, and both she and Ashley recall images Balanchine used in class to elicit desired movement qualities from the dancers. Brief phrases from Balanchine's ballets illustrate the choreographic application of Balanchine technique. Excerpts from The nutcracker and Serenade open and close the program
9 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing upon their experience as principal dancers with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley provide a detailed analysis and demonstration of the ballet step arabesque, according to the principles of Balanchine technique. Schorer, a longtime teacher at the School of American Ballet, sets exercises intended to help the dancer learn and practice correct form, and both she and Ashley recall images Balanchine used in class to elicit desired movement qualities from the dancers. Brief phrases from Balanchine's ballets illustrate the choreographic application of Balanchine technique. Excerpts from The nutcracker and Serenade open and close the program
Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from Apollo and Swan lake(
Visual
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7 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and held by 320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Maria Tallchief coaches dancers in excerpts from Stravinsky's Apollo and Tchaikovsky's Swan lake, with moves choreographed by Balanchine
7 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and held by 320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Maria Tallchief coaches dancers in excerpts from Stravinsky's Apollo and Tchaikovsky's Swan lake, with moves choreographed by Balanchine
Balanchine Foundation video archives(
Visual
)
5 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and held by 307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dame Alicia Markova reconstructs George Balanchine's choreography for the role of the Nightingale, which she created in his ballet Le chant du rossignol (The song of the nightingale) for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1925. She begins by describing the action (based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen) as the music is played, then works intensively with dancer Iohna Loots on the nightingale's variation and pas de deux with Death, a role intended to be performed by a female dancer. Historians Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer, who assisted in the reconstruction, appear briefly on camera
5 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and held by 307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dame Alicia Markova reconstructs George Balanchine's choreography for the role of the Nightingale, which she created in his ballet Le chant du rossignol (The song of the nightingale) for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1925. She begins by describing the action (based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen) as the music is played, then works intensively with dancer Iohna Loots on the nightingale's variation and pas de deux with Death, a role intended to be performed by a female dancer. Historians Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer, who assisted in the reconstruction, appear briefly on camera
Maria Tallchief coaching the Pas de deux from Scotch symphony(
Visual
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5 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features Maria Tallchief rehearsing dancers from the New York City Ballet in the Pas de deux from Mendelssohn's Scottish symphony. Included is an interview where Maria discusses premiering the work with the George Balanchine dance troupe, and the experience of dancing with them in general
5 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features Maria Tallchief rehearsing dancers from the New York City Ballet in the Pas de deux from Mendelssohn's Scottish symphony. Included is an interview where Maria discusses premiering the work with the George Balanchine dance troupe, and the experience of dancing with them in general
The Balanchine essays(
Visual
)
12 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing upon their experience as principal dancers with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley provide a detailed analysis and demonstration of the ballet steps passé and attitude, according to the principles of Balanchine technique. Schorer, a longtime teacher at the School of American Ballet, sets exercises intended to help the dancer learn and practice correct form, and both she and Ashley recall images Balanchine used in class to elicit desired movement qualities from the dancers. Brief phrases from Balanchine's ballets illustrate the choreographic application of Balanchine technique
12 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing upon their experience as principal dancers with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, Suki Schorer and Merrill Ashley provide a detailed analysis and demonstration of the ballet steps passé and attitude, according to the principles of Balanchine technique. Schorer, a longtime teacher at the School of American Ballet, sets exercises intended to help the dancer learn and practice correct form, and both she and Ashley recall images Balanchine used in class to elicit desired movement qualities from the dancers. Brief phrases from Balanchine's ballets illustrate the choreographic application of Balanchine technique
Frederic Franklin recreating the male solo from Raymonda, Act III(
Visual
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4 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features Frederic Franklin rehearsing a dancer from the New York City Ballet in an excerpt from Glazunov's ballet Raymonda with moves choreographed by George Balanchine. Includes an interview where Frederic discusses the premiere of Balanchine's version of this work and his part in it
4 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features Frederic Franklin rehearsing a dancer from the New York City Ballet in an excerpt from Glazunov's ballet Raymonda with moves choreographed by George Balanchine. Includes an interview where Frederic discusses the premiere of Balanchine's version of this work and his part in it
Balanchine in Paris(
Visual
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1 edition published in 2011 in French and held by 299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Balanchine in Paris is the most recent film in the collection, Etoiles pour l'example, by the distinguished French film maker, Dominique Delouche. Throughout his life, the Russian-born choreographer, more usually associated with New York City Ballet which he founded with Lincoln Kirstein in 1934, kept close contact with France, the country where his first creations were staged and where he so nearly became the artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet. He would even choose French perfumes for each of his ballerinas and always insisted upon having a French ballerina in his company. In his film, two of these almost legendary figures, Violette Verdy and Ghislaine Thesmar, are shown coaching younger dancers at the Palais Garnier in Paris the roles that they themselves were taught by the great master, for nearly 30 of his works, including ballets created especially for the company, or re-staged for the French dancers, form part of the repertory of the Paris Opera Ballet today. Indeed, the film opens with shots of Thesmar and Michael Denard interpreting the grand adage from the second movement of Le Palais de Cristal, created for the company in 1947, and now danced as Symphony in C, before superimposing shots of Isabelle Ciaravola and Hervé Moreau being coached in the same pas de deux by Ghislaine Thesmar herself."--Review by Patricia Boccadoro, http://www.culturekiosque.com
1 edition published in 2011 in French and held by 299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Balanchine in Paris is the most recent film in the collection, Etoiles pour l'example, by the distinguished French film maker, Dominique Delouche. Throughout his life, the Russian-born choreographer, more usually associated with New York City Ballet which he founded with Lincoln Kirstein in 1934, kept close contact with France, the country where his first creations were staged and where he so nearly became the artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet. He would even choose French perfumes for each of his ballerinas and always insisted upon having a French ballerina in his company. In his film, two of these almost legendary figures, Violette Verdy and Ghislaine Thesmar, are shown coaching younger dancers at the Palais Garnier in Paris the roles that they themselves were taught by the great master, for nearly 30 of his works, including ballets created especially for the company, or re-staged for the French dancers, form part of the repertory of the Paris Opera Ballet today. Indeed, the film opens with shots of Thesmar and Michael Denard interpreting the grand adage from the second movement of Le Palais de Cristal, created for the company in 1947, and now danced as Symphony in C, before superimposing shots of Isabelle Ciaravola and Hervé Moreau being coached in the same pas de deux by Ghislaine Thesmar herself."--Review by Patricia Boccadoro, http://www.culturekiosque.com
Marie-Jeanne coaching Concerto barocco, original version (1941)(
Visual
)
5 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and held by 298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features Marie-Jeanne and John Taras instructing Suki Schorer and students of the School of American Ballet in the original version of Balanchine's choreographic work Concerto barocco. Interviewers ask Marie and John about performing this back in the 1940's and the differences in choreography then and now
5 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and held by 298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features Marie-Jeanne and John Taras instructing Suki Schorer and students of the School of American Ballet in the original version of Balanchine's choreographic work Concerto barocco. Interviewers ask Marie and John about performing this back in the 1940's and the differences in choreography then and now
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- Reynolds, Nancy 1938- Other Performer Videographer Producer Director Speaker Author Interviewer Creator Moderator
- George Balanchine Foundation Other Producer
- New York City Ballet Producer Performer Musician Dancer
- Tatge, Catherine Other Production personnel Producer Director
- McDill, Nancy Other Instrumentalist Musician
- Ashley, Merrill Other Interviewee Performer Dancer Restager Author of screenplay Choreographer Author Teacher
- Brockway, Merrill Producer Restager Director Author
- Tallchief, Maria Other Interviewee Performer Dancer Director Teacher
- Schorer, Suki Other Performer Dancer Restager Author of screenplay Speaker Author Teacher
- Brooks, Virginia Producer Editor
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American Ballet Theatre Apollo (Balanchine, George) Arabesque (Ballet) Ashley, Merrill Balanchine, George Ballerinas Ballet Ballet companies Ballet dancers Ballet dancers--Training of Ballet dancing Ballets Ballets (Stravinsky, Igor) Ballet--Study and teaching Children's dreams Choreographers Choreography Concerto barocco (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Dance Dancers Franklin, Frederic, Girls Ivanova, Lidiia, Jewels (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Kirstein, Lincoln, Le Clercq, Tanaquil Liebeslieder Walzer (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Magic Marie-Jeanne, Markova, Alicia,--Dame, Modern dance Modern dance--Study and teaching New York City Ballet Nutcracker (Choreographic work) Nutcrackers (Implements) Paralytics Pas de deux Petipa, Marius, Poliomyelitis--Patients Russia (Federation) School of American Ballet Scotch symphony (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Sonatine (Balanchine, George) Song of the nightingale (Choreographic work : Balanchine) Swan lake (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov) Tallchief, Maria Taras, John Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, Toys United States
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Alternative Names
Balanchin, Dzhordzh
Balanchin, Zhorzh
Balanchine
Balanchine, George
Balanchine, George 1904-
Balanchine, George 1904-1983
Balanchine George Melitonovich
Balanchine, Georges
Balanchine Georges 1904-1983
Balanchine, Gyorgy.
Balanchivadze, G.M. (Georgiĭ Melitonovich)
Balanchivadze, Georgiĭ Melitonovich
Balanchivadze, Georgy Melitonovich
Balanchivadze, Gueorgi Melitonovich
Balanchivadze Gueorgi Melitonovich 1904-1983
Balanchivadze, Gueorgui Melitonovitch
Balanchivadze, Gyorgy
Balančin, Džordž
Balančin, Džordž 1904-1983
Balančivadze, Georgij M.
Balančivadze, Georgij M. 1904-1983
Balančivadze, Georgij Melitonovič.
Balančivadze, Georgij Melitonovič 1904-1983
Balančivadze, Georgij Melitonovič Wirklicher Name von Balanchine 1904-1983
Balančivadze, Gregorij Melitonovič 1904-1983
Balancziwadze, Giorgi Melitonowicz
BalanÏcin DÏzordÏz
Balantschiwadse, Georgi 1904-1983
Balantschiwadse, Georgi M.
Balantschiwadse, Georgi M. 1904-1983
Balantschiwadse, Georgi Melitonowitsch 1904-1983
Balantšivadze, Giorgi.
Balantsjivadze, Giorgi 1904-1983
Ballanchine, George
Džordžs Balančins
George Balanchine
George Balanchine choreograaf uit Georgië (1904-1983)
George Balanchine coreografo e danzatore georgiano
George Balanchine coreógrafo georgiano
George Balanchine Coreógrafo ruso.
George Balanchine danseur et chorégraphe géorgien
George Balanchine Georgian-American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904-1983)
George Balanchine russischer Choreograf, Gründer des New York City Ballet
Georges Balanchine
Georgi Melitonovitch Balanchivadze
Mister B
Баланчивадзе Г.М
Баланчивадзе Г.М. 1904-1983
Баланчивадзе, Г.М. (Георгий Мелитонович)
Баланчивадзе, Георгий Мелитонович
Баланчивадзе, Георгий Мелитонович 1904-1983
Баланчин Джордж
Баланчин, Джорж 1904-1983
Баланчин, Жорж
Георгий Баланчивадзе
Джордж Баланчин
Джордж Баланчин хореограф грузинского происхождения
Джордж Баланчын
Ջորջ Բալանչին
ג'ורג' בלנצ'ין
ג'ורג' בלנשיין
جرج بلنچین طراح رقص و رقاص اهل گرجستان
جورج بالانشين
چورچ بالانكين
ბალანჩივაძე, გიორგი 1904-1983
ჯორჯ ბალანჩინი
ჯორჯ ბალანჩინი წარმოშობით ქართველი ამერიკელი ქორეოგრაფი, ბალეტმაისტერი და მოცეკვავე
발란신, 조지 1904-1983
발란신, 죠지 1904-1983
발란친, 게오르게 1904-1983
ジョージ・バランシン
バランシン, ジョージ
乔治·巴兰奇
佐治·巴倫錢
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