Culture of New York City work. In these works each element is in and of itself expressive, and the observer determines what it communicates. George Balanchine, one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers and the first pioneer of contemporary ballet, formed a bridge between classical and modern ballet. Balanchine used flexed hands (and occasionally feet), turned-in legs, off-centered positions and non-classical costumes to distance himself from the classical and romantic ballet traditions. Balanchine also brought modern dancers in to dance with his company, the New York City Ballet; one such dancer was Paul Taylor, who in 1959 performed in Balanchine's piece "Episodes". Another significant modern
City of New York (1885 ship) City of New York (1885 ship) The City of New York was a steam barquentine best known for being Richard E. Byrd's flagship on his 1928–30 exploration of Antarctica, mistakenly for the rescue of Shackleton in 1915, and most infamously for possibly being the ship that failed to come to the aid of the "Titanic" in 1912. Her name was changed several times; originally named "Samson" (1885–1914), she was renamed the "Jacobsen" (1915–1919), and then the "Belsund" (1919–1926), and back to "Samsun" (1926–1928), before being finally dubbed the "City of New York" in 1928. As built, the ship was long,