"Square Dance" by George Balanchine | NYCB in Madrid | Great Performances on PBS

The company of New York City Ballet perform "Square Dance," choreographed by George Balanchine.
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[@marymohagheghi4875]

Anthony Huxley is SOOOOOO clean❤❤

[@auana3]

This was so beautiful to watch and listen! Bravissimo!

[@katelinlevy4022]

Gorgeous!

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Terrific

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With RV 580

[@DavidAsset78]

If my memory serves me correctly, this piece originally had someone calling the steps.

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That's correct! In the 1957 staging of this piece, there was a square dancer caller on stage with the dancers who called out the steps. The caller was later removed in the 1976 revival, and in other performances of the piece since. To learn other fun facts about this and other George Balanchine pieces, check out this timeline of his career: www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/special-feature/from-classical-to-contemporary-tracing-the-careers-of-george-balanchine-and-justin-peck-to-the-new-york-city-ballet/

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2:16

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Names of soloists?

[@marymohagheghi4875]

Anthony Huxley is SOOOOOO clean❤❤