KATHERINE DUNHAM

BALANCHINE STYLEFOR THE MOST PART, BALANCHINE’S WORKS ARE WITHOUT ANYPLOT.HE STRIVES TO SHOW THE MUSIC THROUGH MOVEMENT.HIS SPATIAL GROUPINGS ARE SIMPLE. DANCERS ARE OFTENLINKED TOGETHER, HOLDING HANDS AND WEAVING IN AND OUT.FLASHY, BRILLIANT LEG WORK EMPHASIZING SPEED IS HISHALLMARK.AT ALL TIMES THE MOVEMENTS COMPLEMENT THE MUSICALMOODS AND STRUCTURES.HIS STYLE IS REFERRED TO AS NEOCLASSIC.THE LEGS ARE PARALLEL SOMETIMES, THE FOOT MAY BE FLEXEDOR THE HAND BENT SHARPLY AT THE WRIST.IT IS ALSO STREAMLINED. ALWAYS THE EMPHASIS IS ON SPEED.