[DOC] [TLE] Ballet Society - Wikipedia [PAR] The first performance took place on November 20, 1946 at the Central High 
School of Needle Trades in New York City. In its first season, it opened with The 
Four... [DOC] [TLE] New York City Ballet - Wikipedia [PAR] New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by 
choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Lon Barzin was the 
company's first music director. ... Previous names ... City Ballet has trained and 
developed many great dancers since its formation. ... The performance was 
repeated in 1968. [DOC] [TLE] NYCB - George Balanchine - New York City Ballet [PAR] The first ballet Balanchine choreographed in this country  Serenade to music ... 
That same year the Metropolitan Opera invited the Company to become its 
resident ... of the City Center finance committee, saw Ballet Society during one of 
their ... On October 11, 1948, the New York City Ballet was born, dancing a 
program... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about BALLET - StudyStack [PAR] FORMERLY CALLED THE BALLET SOCIETY, IT CHANGED ITS NAME IN 1948 
WHEN IT GAVE ITS 1ST PERFORMANCE AT CITY CENTER, NYC BALLET. [DOC] [TLE] The History of George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet ... [PAR] The first of these, with its ravishing Stravinsky score and its astonishing new ... 
The new company was called Ballet Society, its sporadic performances were to 
be ... In the spring of 1948, Ballet Society was performing at the New York City 
Center, ... the company to change its name and to make City Center its official 
home. [DOC] [TLE] George Balanchine - ABT - American Ballet Theatre [PAR] Balanchine's first ballet in this country was Serenade, choreographed in 1934 to 
music by ... set up a touring company of dancers from the school and called it the 
American Ballet. ... its resident ballet, with Balanchine as the Met's ballet master. 
... saw Ballet Society in a City Center Theater program that included Orpheus,... [DOC] [TLE] GEORGE BALANCHINE, 79, DIES IN NEW YORK - NYTimes.com [PAR] May 1, 1983 ... In guiding the New York City Ballet to international pre-eminence, Mr. ... of the 
foremost artistic enterprises the United States has called its own. ... George 
Balanchine insisted that the dance element come first. ... October 1948 at the City 
Center, rented by Ballet Society for a brief .... Command Performance... [DOC] [TLE] Andros on Ballet: George Balanchine (Balanchivadze) (1904-1983) [PAR] Of all the names in the dance world, I can't imagine anyone written about more ... 
the Georgian's name Balanchivadze was too difficult to pronounce and changed 
... to the American Ballet, was organized in 1946 and gave its first performance at 
... York City Center, saw Ballet Society perform George Balanchine's Orpheus in... [DOC] [TLE] Our History - Celebrating 75+ Years of Dance - Harkness Dance ... [PAR] Thus was born the first YMHA, ... 92Y officially changed its name to ... As 92Y 
grew, it added to its ... in creating the Dance Center in ... and a pre-school known 
as the .... opportunity to perform, gave the ..... of Ballet Society at City Center in... [DOC] [TLE] NYCB - Gay Morris - danceviewtimes [PAR] Apr 30, 2007 ... New York City Ballet was Lincoln Kirstein's idea. ... event New York City Ballet 
dedicated the first week of its spring season to him. The six performances, all with 
choreography by Balanchine, were titled .... it became a resident of City Center 
and changed its name from Ballet Society to New York City Ballet. [DOC] [TLE] Marius Petipa, the Russian choreographer who established the ... [PAR] His name was changed by Diaghilev, the impresario, who thought that George ... 
At age 16 he made his first ballet for a school performance, and soon after ... this 
ballet called Russinio [assumed spelling] and that first time -- it's Stravinsky then. 
.... City Center's finance committee, saw Balanchine's latest work, a ballet called... [DOC] [TLE] NEFFA History [PAR] By this time the Festival had outgrown both its space at the YWCA and the loose 
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Question: Formerly called Ballet Society, it changed its name in 1948 when it gave its 1st performance at City Center
Answer: the New York City Ballet