George Balanchine's Impact On Dance Culture

Dance is an ancient art form and is found across world cultures. Ballet traveled to the United States after both World War 1 and World War II and has impacted the dance culture in America ever since. The United States gave ballet the unique opportunity to flourish when much of Europe was greatly impacted by war. Many choreographers and performers were given the chance to come to America to teach, start companies or go on tours and developed their own styles and methods of ballet. Perhaps the most important and whose legacy lives on today is Russian born and trained George Balanchine.
Balanchine was invited here by a wealthy patron and has left a lasting impact. He is responsible for the successful fusion of modern concepts with older ideas