New York City Ballet New York City Ballet New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's first music director. City Ballet grew out of earlier troupes: the Producing Company of the School of American Ballet, 1934; the American Ballet, 1935, and Ballet Caravan, 1936, which merged into American Ballet Caravan, 1941; and directly from the Ballet Society, 1946. In a 1946 letter, Kirstein stated, "The only justification I have is to enable Balanchine to do exactly
Columbia City Ballet Columbia City Ballet The Columbia City Ballet is a ballet company in Columbia, South Carolina. The Columbia City Ballet was founded in 1961 by Ann Brodie, a former dancer with the Radio City Music Hall Ballet. The Columbia City Ballet presents four to five full-length productions and two unique Educational Outreach productions each season. The Columbia City Ballet tours each year in Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, SC, as well as eight other cities around the region. The Columbia City Ballet has also given tours in Chicago, Charlotte, and around Florida. Serving the community for 55 years with 30 professional American dancers