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The Russian school of Theatrical Ballet was founded
This school later became known as the Russian Imperial School and was the start of many of the 19th centuries greatest dancers and choreographers. -
Marius Pepita
Some concidered Pepita "the father of classical ballet". He arrived in russsia in 1847 and became the dance master at the russian imperial school in 1870 -
Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929)
After leading the Imperial ballet with great success, Diaghilev created his own dance company called The Ballet Russe. -
Diaghilev Dies
This was a big hit to his company. It dismantled and spread out of work performers all over the world. -
Resurrection of Ballet Russe
Two men called Wasily De Basil and Rene Blum begin to reassemble the ballet russe, renaming it the Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo. -
George Balanchine
Originally choreographed for Diaghilev's ballet russe then came back for de Monte Carlo as the dance master. -
Baby Ballerinas
Balachine's genius idea to take three young girls of 12-13 years old as prima ballerinas. Tamara, Tania, and Irina -
Massine Era
Balanchine was secretly replaced as master by Blum and Basil with the great innovative Massine. he created a ballet to a symphonic orchestra and created strong male roles. -
Sol Hurok
Sponsored the company De Monte Carlo and took them on their first American tour. Here they started employing American dancers like Marc Platt (known as Marc Plattoff for a more Russian sounding name). -
Basil's Big Ego
Blum and Basil did not work well together and seemed to have different motives for the company so Blum resigned. Soon after that, Massine left too and formed his own company. -
battle between basil and massine
A legal war broke pout over the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Massine won rights to the name but not his choreography in the end, so Basil created The Original Ballet Russe and the two companies began fighting over dancers. -
The Debut of each company
Each company was ready, however, Massine had to write three new enormous ballets and Basil was having trouble replacing Massine. He ended up with David Lichine and started the rivalry between Masine and Lichine. Both companies debut their shows in London but Sol Hurok needed another american tour and chose Massine's company with Basil's company went on an Australian tour. -
World War Two
Panic struck and the dancers fled to America by boat where under a lot of stress form the war, the dancers were expected to preform after months of not practicing or technique class. -
Working in the war
Hurok took responsibility for finding work for both companies but after having many conflicts with Basil declares The Original Ballet Russe, Hurok cut off the Original Ballet Russe and they left America and due to working conditions with the war were very poor and exhausted. Basil began to talk to Hurok about taking the company back, and upon agreeing had to leave the company again after seeing how unfit they were to tour. -
Working in the war Monet Carlo
They had amazing success and were the talk of hollywood. With many innovative choreographers The Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo produced masterpieces and flourished despite the war -
Balanchine Returns
Balanchine crosses ballet with broadway by choreographing the first broadway ballet piece after 12 years of bouncing around ballet. broadway, and film. -
Closing of The Original Ballet Russe
Basil hired an entire new company but they were unqualified and the company finally closed. -
True American Ballet and Neoclassical
True American ballet is said to have begun now produce many great choreographers and dancers like Alvin Ailey, Suzanne Farrell, Jerome Robbins, Arthur Mitchel, and Joffrey all under Balanchine's neoclassical ballet