George Balanchine.
Serenade - ballet - was created in 1934.
Twyla Tharp choreographed the first cross-over ballet
I think that it was George Balanchine, but I'm not sure.
Rudolf Nureyev, an acclaimed Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, choreographed versions of "Don Quixote" and "Swan Lake" for various ballet companies, including the Vienna State Opera Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet. His interpretations are known for their passion and technical brilliance.
Merce Cunningham... i think...
It is claimed to be that the ballet "The Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master" choreographed by Vicenzo Galeotti in Denmark in the year 1786 is the oldest SURVIVING ballet production. However, the OLDEST BALLET is supposedly "Le Ballet Comique de la Reine" in France in the year
Ballet is designed to take an audience away from reality, even if its for a few hours. Story Ballet does what it say, portrays a story threw music and movements. And there are ballets choreographed merely to watch and be amazed by.
American Ballet was created in 1936.
American Ballet Theatre, the Pennsylvania Ballet, The Kirov Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet
The Kirov Ballet Company is an internationally acclaimed ballet company based in St Petersbug, Russia. George Balanchine trained and choreographed there before defecting to America where he established The New York City Ballet. So the stlye of Kirov (the ballet syllabus) and the style of Balanchine do have there connections but are different.
That is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky .
American Ballet Caravan was created in 1941.