At age13 she won a scholarship to study with ballet legend george balanchine.

13岁的时候获得过芭蕾舞奖学金。

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The famous Russian-born ballet director George Balanchine created his own version of "The Nutcracker" for the New York City Ballet.

出生于俄罗斯的著名芭蕾舞导演乔治·巴兰钦为纽约芭蕾舞团创作了属于他自己的“胡桃夹子”版本。

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What they did display was a dizzying record of what the choreographer George Balanchine called "the most interesting, the most inventive, the most elegant dancer of our times."

他们向观众所展现的是一种光彩绚丽的记录，也就是舞蹈指导乔治•巴兰钦所说的”我们时代最为生动有趣、最富创造力也最具典雅举止的舞蹈艺术家。

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The famous Russian-born ballet director George Balanchine created his own version of "The Nutcracker" for the New York City Ballet.

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Choreographers including George Balanchine relied on Franklin to keep their tradition alive, Ausman said.

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For all his inconsistent taste in dancers and choreographers, Mr. Martins has always given prominence to the works of George Balanchine.

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