Legacy and Honors
- 1978, Balanchine received the Kennedy Center Honors Award the first year the awards were given.
- With his School of American Ballet, New York City Ballet, and 400 choreographed works, Balanchine transformed American dance and created modern ballet, developing a unique style with his dancers highlighted by brilliant speed and attack.
- 1987, posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame.
- Presidential Freedom of Honor Medal
- Balanchine 100: The Centennial Celebration
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