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Sergei Diaghilev died and left his dancers with no work.
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Wasily de Basil and Rene Blum took over the Ballets Russes and named it "Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo".
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George Balanchine became the dance master and principle choreographer, bringing the idea of making young dancers the stars of the ballet.
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The stars of ballets as a result of Balanchine's idea were 12-13 year olds Tamara Toumanova, Tania Riabouchinska, and Irina Boranova. They each possessed different dancing styles.
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Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo had its very first performance, after which Blum and Basil secretly pushed out Balanchine and replaced him with Leonide Massine.
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Beginning of the Massine Era of ballet at the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo (in London).
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Massine introduced the symphonic orchestra to ballet & started creating stronger lead roles for male dancers.
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Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo booked their first American Tour.
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The Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo had performed for 3 million people and even hired some American dancers.
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Blum and Basil were not getting along so Blum resigned from the company and later Basil's ego became too much for Massine and he left the company also.
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Massine and Basil fought over everything connected to the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo, including the company name, choreography, and dancers. Massine won rights to the company name, so Basil renamed his company The Original Ballet Russe.
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Both companies were ready to make their debuts in London by 1938 despite Massine having to create 3 new ballets after losing rights to his choreography.
