George Balanchine

Social : None | End a program of study 1921 (Imperial Ballet School) | Work : None | Gain social status 1925 (Joined Ballet Russes) | Family : None | Change residence 1933 (Moved to U.S.) | Work : None | Start Business 1 January 1934 (American Ballet Company) | Relationship : None | Difficult period 1956 (Wife contacted polio; paralyzed) | : None | Death by Disease 30 April 1983 (in NY, age 83, of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) | : None | Death of Mate January 2001 (La Clercq) | Diagnoses : Body Part Problems | Brain (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) | Lifestyle : Work | Start young less than 16 (Debut at age ten) | Lifestyle : Home | Expatriate (Russia to U.S.) | Personal : Death | Long life more than 80 yrs (age 83 at death) | Vocation : Education | Administrator (School of American Ballet) | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Dancer/ Teacher (Choreographer, ballet) | Notable : Famous | Top 5% of Profession