For our 3rd in our ballet styles compared series, let's take a deeper look at the NYC Ballet or The Balanchine style (which by the way is the style for MANY companies in the US outside of NYC including Miami City Ballet and Pacific Northwest.
We'll see here that this style is a world apart, almost to the point of being its own genre of dance and not just a style.
Do you have a favorite between the French, the Russian and now the Americans? Let me know in the comments. (Note, not ALL American companies are in this style, American Ballet Theater for example is COMPLETELY different, but it is a massive influence in this country).
Video sources linked below, this is for educational purposes only.
Pennsylvania Ballet Rubies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r8Vm0FW5D4
Royal Ballet Jewels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ARFCFOyf0
Sarah Lamb & Steven McRae
Rubies Royal Ballet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSOsjLYaA88
Sara Mearns NYC Ballet WALPURGISNACHT BALLET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63MU5lt-EVA&t=83s
SF Ballet 4 Temperaments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBqOG3mJyl0
We'll see here that this style is a world apart, almost to the point of being its own genre of dance and not just a style.
Do you have a favorite between the French, the Russian and now the Americans? Let me know in the comments. (Note, not ALL American companies are in this style, American Ballet Theater for example is COMPLETELY different, but it is a massive influence in this country).
Video sources linked below, this is for educational purposes only.
Pennsylvania Ballet Rubies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r8Vm0FW5D4
Royal Ballet Jewels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ARFCFOyf0
Sarah Lamb & Steven McRae
Rubies Royal Ballet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSOsjLYaA88
Sara Mearns NYC Ballet WALPURGISNACHT BALLET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63MU5lt-EVA&t=83s
SF Ballet 4 Temperaments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBqOG3mJyl0