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The End
Sergei Diaghilev died and left his dancers with no work. -
The New Beginning
Wasily de Basil and Rene Blum took over the Ballets Russes and named it "Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo". -
New Ideas
George Balanchine became the dance master and principle choreographer, bringing the idea of making young dancers the stars of the ballet. -
Baby Ballerinas
The stars of ballets as a result of Balanchine's idea were 12-13 year olds Tamara Toumanova, Tania Riabouchinska, and Irina Boranova. They each possessed different dancing styles. -
Authentic
Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo had its very first performance, after which Blum and Basil secretly pushed out Balanchine and replaced him with Leonide Massine. -
Massine Era
Beginning of the Massine Era of ballet at the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo (in London). -
Massine Ideas
Massine introduced the symphonic orchestra to ballet & started creating stronger lead roles for male dancers. -
Expansion
Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo booked their first American Tour. -
Americans
The Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo had performed for 3 million people and even hired some American dancers. -
The Break Ups
Blum and Basil were not getting along so Blum resigned from the company and later Basil's ego became too much for Massine and he left the company also. -
The War
Massine and Basil fought over everything connected to the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo, including the company name, choreography, and dancers. Massine won rights to the company name, so Basil renamed his company The Original Ballet Russe. -
Debut
Both companies were ready to make their debuts in London by 1938 despite Massine having to create 3 new ballets after losing rights to his choreography.
