Words of Wisdom — January 22, 2014

Balanchine’s Ballet

"The ballet is a purely female thing; it is a woman, a garden of beautiful flowers, and man is the gardener."- George Balanchine (born on this date in 1904)

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“The ballet is a purely female thing; it is a woman, a garden of beautiful flowers, and man is the gardener.”

– George Balanchine (born on this date in 1904)

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