Sunday, June 22, 2008

amusing Balanchine quote...

The insane busy-ness never ends. So just a quick post...

One of my teachers who had many solos created on her by Balanchine back in the day was telling us a story yesterday in class. I found it really amusing. She crinkled her nose and made the nasally voice so familiar in impressions of the great choreographer and I laughed.

"You know, nobody really knew it, but Mr. Balanchine was really a nice man. He bought me a refrigerator once..."

I guess you had to be there. I thought it was funny anyway...I guess he had been to see her new apartment and noticed she didn't have a fridge so he handed her money to get one for her food. Hah guess he wasn't totally the skinny-obsessed director he's made out to be...

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