Who Was Maria Tallchief by Catherine Gourley

Author:Catherine Gourley [Gourley, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780448426754
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2002-07-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Mr. Balanchine’s Muse

George Balanchine was the new choreographer for the Ballet Russe. Every day, he watched Maria closely. One time she was doing exercises at the barre. Her right hand lightly held the rail as she slowly slid her left foot across the floor, pointing the toes. The exercise is called battement tendu. Finally, the new choreographer stepped forward. “If only you would learn to do battement tendu properly,” he said, “you wouldn’t have to learn anything else.”

His words crushed her. She felt as if she were still a child who had to relearn once again the basics of ballet.

In the ballet world, some people thought George Balanchine was a genius while others thought him cold and unemotional. Maria had seen him work with dancers. He created magic on the stage.

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