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Ballet Russes arrives in Paris
Diaghilev selected the cast of Russian dancers to start his new company. -
Serge Diaghilev dies
His company and dancers were left with no work. -
The recreation of Ballet Russes begins
George Balanchine became the dance master and choreographer. -
The First season of the new company
Wasily de Basil and Rene Blum name the new company Ballet Russes de Monte-Carlo. -
The Massine Era of Ballet begins
After Basil and Blum kicks out Balachine and replaces him with Massine. -
Ballet Russes de Monte-Carlo begins its tour in America.
Although american didn't now much about ballet. -
Monte-Carlo had performed for 3 million people in america
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Blum resigned from the company.
Massine later left as well creating a war between Massine and Basil over the Ballet Russes. -
Massine won the rights
Leaving Basil to rename his new company "The Original Ballet Russes"
Dancer has to choose between one or the other -
Massine lost all rights to his choreography
Causing him to have to create new ballets. -
War was declared between Britain and France
Both companies were able to make it out to america -
Both companies continued to work
But when Sol Hurok decided to provide work for both, companies he had conflict with Basil. -
Hurok declared Basil as the most difficult person to work with
Basil found himself without work in america so he took his company on a tour in Latin America. -
Basil's company has their last preformance
After Hurok and were back on good terms the companies were to exhausted to tour, Hurok abandoned the company along with the dancers. -
Monte-Carlo was at the top of the charts
They crossed over into dance films but later Massine lost his touch and could not create another master piece. -
Monte-Carlo hires american choreographer Agnes de Mille
This began the True American Ballet
