Talk:Balanchine method

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[edit] Method, Style, or Technique?

I'm not sure "Balanchine Method" is an appropriate way to refer to this sort of ballet. The other 'methods' (Chechetti, etc) have set syllabi, with a progression through levels/grades, and are standardised by some organisation or another. Balanchine is more the style that he taught and choreographed in, but nobody yet has managed to codify it into a unified programme or method. Therefore I think it is more appropriate to consider the Balanchine classroom training a technique or a style, and I think a page move is due. But, I'm not sure which of the two is better. 'Style' seems to me the essence of how he choreographed, and the most common name for this, and 'technique' what is taught in the classroom. I guess I would slightly lean towards "Balanchine technique" for this article, to correspond with the classroom training of the articles for the methods. Any support or opposition for a move to either name? Just for reference, I have been training in Balanchine ballet including with SAB so I hopefully have some idea what I'm talking about. puppies_fly