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Introduction of the Ballet Russe
Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russe, his company, to Paris. His company would later tour across the world bringing ballet to places that have never seen ballet. -
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History of the Ballet Russe
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Death and Rebirth
After Diaghilev's death in 1929, his company began to fail, but Wasily de Basil and Rene Blum helped revive the company and name it the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo -
Three Baby Ballerinas
After Balanchine became the dance master of the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo, he decided to make the stars the company three young ballet dancers from ages 12-13. These "baby ballerinas" were the youngest in the company, and their names were: Tamara Toumanova, Tania Riabouchinska, Irina Boranova. -
Geroge Balanchine Joins the Company
In 1932 George Balanchine became the choreographer and dance master of the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo -
Move Aside for Leonide
Leonide Massine came to the Ballet Russe in 1933, bringing in better roles for male ballerinas. -
Crossing the Ocean
The Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo sailed to America, bringing ballet, a style never seen before in man places. -
Split of the Company
After Rene Blum quit, and Leonide Massine also left, the battle over the company began. This battle ended with Massine winning the rights of the name "Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo", forcing Basil to change the name of his company, which he named: The Original Ballet Russe. The dancers also had to pick the side they wanted to be on. -
Return Home
After diving into two companies, they both returned to London, where both companies would primer and compete for fame. -
Back to the US
The start of World War II made both of the ballet companies return to the us in search of better dance opportunities. -
The Last Show
Basil faced a major road block by moving the original Ballet russe to South america, because the country was at war, meaning most f the efforts were going towards the war and not ballet, so thee original Ballet Russe ha to close don.
