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In the early 1900s, artists from a variety of fields began to revolt against the Romantic Period's highly dramatic approach.
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Art returned to a more straightforward, aggressive, and distraction-free style reminiscent of the Classical Period. Neoclassicism was the name given to this artistic movement.
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George Balanchine a graduate of Russia's Imperial Ballet School, is credited with popularizing the neoclassical style and is noted for his clean, modern-yet-classical aesthetic.
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Neoclassical ballet is a dancing style that first appeared in the 1920s and has progressed throughout the twentieth century.
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Apollon Musegete, choreographed for the Ballets Russes in 1928, was Balanchine's first step into the neoclassical style. -
Dance created by Balanchine -
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In London, England, Balanchine teamed up with Lincoln Kirstein in 1943. Balanchine moved to New York and founded the Ballet Society, which later became the School of American Ballet, to educate professional dancers. -
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His most well-known neoclassical ballets were choreographed in both his school and his own company, the New York City Ballet, which he founded in 1948 and which still exists today. -
Dance created by Balanchine