McDill, Nancy

Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from Pas de dix ( visu )
3 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in English and held by 206 libraries worldwide
Interview with Maria Tallchief (ca. 14 min.). Tallchief, who created the principal ballerina's role in George Balanchine's Pas de dix, first presented by the New York City Ballet in 1955, compares this ballet with Balanchine's earlier Raymonda (1946), staged with Alexandra Danilova for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She discusses how Balanchine taught various ballet steps and movements that appear in the ballet, including passé

Maria Tallchief coaching excerpts from Symphony in C ( visu )
3 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in English and held by 206 libraries worldwide
Interview with Maria Tallchief (ca. 12 min.) / Tallchief recalls the premiere of the ballet, then titled Le palais de cristal, by the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1947, and describes some of the dancers who performed in it, notably Lycette Darsonval (who created the variation on this tape), Jacqueline Moreau, and Micheline Bardin. She demonstrates how some of the choreography shows the influence of the Paris Opéra Ballet style, and analyzes details of Balanchine's choreography. She also discusses the New York City Ballet's 1948 production of the ballet, retitled Symphony in C, in which she danced the variation on this tape

Allegra Kent coaching excerpts from Bugaku ( visu )
5 editions published between 2001 and 2014 in English and held by 204 libraries worldwide
Allegra Kent coaches dancers in excerpts from Bugaku, with moves choreographed by Balanchine

Marie-Jeanne coaching Concerto barocco, original version (1941) ( visu )
3 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in English and held by 196 libraries worldwide
Features Marie-Jeanne and John Taras instructing Suki Schorer and students of the School of American Ballet in the original version of Balanchine's choreographic work Concerto barocco. Interviewers ask Marie and John about performing this back in the 1940's and the differences in choreography then and now

Frederic Franklin, Maria Tallchief recreating excerpts from Le baiser de la fée : with Vida Brown ( visu )
3 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and held by 196 libraries worldwide
Features Frederic Franklin and Maria Tallchief rehearsing dancers from the the New York City Ballet in excerpts of Stravinsky's ballet Le baiser de le fée with moves choreographed by George Balanchine. Includes an interview with Frederic Franklin, Maria Tallchief and Vida Brown, all of whom performed this work with the George Ballanchine dance troup. They also reminiscence about some of the other works they performed with him, and the experience of being on the dance troup in general

Frederic Franklin recreating the male solo from Raymonda, Act III ( visu )
2 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and held by 182 libraries worldwide
Features Frederic Franklin rehearsing a dancer from the New York City Ballet in an excerpt from Glazunov's ballet Raymonda with moves choreographed by George Balanchine. Includes an interview where Frederic discusses the premiere of Balanchine's version of this work and his part in it

Balanchine Foundation video archives ( visu )
3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 179 libraries worldwide
Merrill Ashley discusses how the scenerio influenced this ballet, the importance of footwork, how height differences influence this ballet, George Balanchine's use of big expansive steps, how she influenced and changed the choreography, how the music's speed created musicality issues, changes made to the choreography and spacing for the televised version due to camera angles and slippery floor, and the addition of fouette turns for the televised show which remained in the ballet. The excerpts from Ballo della Regina are presented in the order in which they appear in the ballet

Balanchine Foundation video archives ( visu )
3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 179 libraries worldwide
Mimi Paul discusses the walking in the duet, George Balanchine coaching her on walking as if on a tightrope, how she was in her own dream-like world but still aware of partner Francisco Moncion, how she listened to the music to become more comfortable, why there are pulses or notches used in the movements of this ballet, how silent the audience is during this ballet's performance, creating the solo, the internal focus she used and how it felt improvisational to her, and how the performance of this ballet has evolved

Balanchine Foundation video archives ( visu )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 177 libraries worldwide
Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow discuss working with George Balanchine, the characters of the Pas de deux, how expression and technique enhance this duet, attributes needed to perform these roles, and how the roles have changed over the years

Balanchine Foundation video archives ( visu )
4 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 176 libraries worldwide
Nancy Mann coaches dancer Ashley Bouder in Valse Chromatique from Reminiscence, with music by Benjamin Godard and with movements choreographed by Balanchine in 1934-35