Who Cares? (ballet) Band" and "I Got Rhythm". "Clap Yo' Hands" was performed to a recording made by George Gershwin; this sequence was, however, eliminated by Balanchine in 1976; new costumes were commissioned from Ben Benson by Balanchine before his death and have been used since 1983. Balanchine and Gershwin's plans to collaborate were frustrated by the composer's untimely death in 1937. Thirty-three years later, Balanchine chose seventeen of Gershwin's from Broadway musical songs for this ballet; Mayor John V. Lindsay presented Balanchine with the Handel Medallion, New York City's highest cultural award, on opening night. Who Cares? (ballet) Who Cares? is a
Lexington Ballet Company Lexington Ballet Company The Lexington Ballet Company is a ballet company located in Lexington, Kentucky. The ballet was founded in 1974 by Nels Jorgenson, former dancer of Joffrey Ballet and granted status as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1975. The Ballet mission is "Inspire. Educate. Cultivate." Luis Dominguez was born in Mexico City and began his ballet training under two former principles of The National Ballet of Mexico. After coming to the United States, Mr. Dominguez trained at Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York City and toured with them as a dancer for eighteen years. Mr. Dominguez took the role