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George Balanchine

1904 - 1983

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George Balanchine (; born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; January 22, 1904 [O.S. January 9] – April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century. Styled as the father of American ballet, he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its artistic director for more than 35 years. His choreography is characterized by plotless ballets with minimal costume and décor, performed to classical and neoclassical music. Born in St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Balanchine is the 19th most popular dancer (up from 20th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Russia (up from 409th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Dancer.

George Balanchine is most famous for being the founder of the New York City Ballet.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, George Balanchine ranks 19 out of 116. Before him are Margot Fonteyn, Maya Plisetskaya, Michel Fokine, Jean-Georges Noverre, Tamara Karsavina, and Martha Graham. After him are Serge Lifar, Alicia Alonso, Izumo no Okuni, Galina Ulanova, Bronislava Nijinska, and Carlo Blasis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, George Balanchine ranks 45. Before him are Gregory Bateson, Nikolai Ostrovsky, George F. Kennan, Willem de Kooning, Joseph Campbell, and John Gielgud. After him are Charles J. Pedersen, Karl Rahner, Tadao Takayama, Héctor Castro, Clifford D. Simak, and Otto Robert Frisch. Among people deceased in 1983, George Balanchine ranks 36. Before him are Luis Monti, Mercè Rodoreda, John Fante, Pridi Banomyong, Gerhard Barkhorn, and Kenneth Clark. After him are Vladimir Gelfand, Klaus Nomi, Maurice Ronet, Muddy Waters, Rodolfo Gucci, and Georges Auric.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, George Balanchine ranks 324 out of 3,761. Before him are Alfred Schnittke (1934), Viktor Shklovsky (1893), Vasily Perov (1834), Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860), Oleg Penkovsky (1919), and Sergius of Radonezh (1314). After him are Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874), Vasily Zhukovsky (1783), Pavlik Morozov (1918), Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860), Yury of Moscow (1281), and Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia (1779).

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Among DANCERS In Russia

Among dancers born in Russia, George Balanchine ranks 6. Before him are Rudolf Nureyev (1938), Anna Pavlova (1881), Maya Plisetskaya (1925), Michel Fokine (1880), and Tamara Karsavina (1885). After him are Galina Ulanova (1910), Alexander Godunov (1949), Agrippina Vaganova (1879), Lev Ivanov (1834), Yury Grigorovich (1927), and Léonide Massine (1896).

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