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Dance is another way that music can reach people because some people are more, they

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learn with their eyes and it's friendlier for them to hear a piece of music with choreography.

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It helps their imagination.

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They connect with the, seeing someone move makes you feel your own body.

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Being a stage set evokes, stimulates your imagination.

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Music and all art, it's a much more, in a way it's a more specific language than the

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words we use because it combines ideas and emotions.

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The great thing about New York City Balne now is we have gotten Alexey Ratmansky as

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our artist in residence.

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Alexey is, along with Justin Peck who's really amazing, he actually did the new West Side

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Story movie, he's a choreographer.

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But Alexey is arguably the greatest choreographer of our time.

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He also choreographs really great music, like Shostakovich concertos and things.

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We are just so fortunate to have him coming here.

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This is the company of Balanchine and Robbins and Alexey is, I mean getting him is just

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a wonderful thing for everyone.

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The dancers in particular, they love working with great choreographers like Justin and

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Alexey.

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They just love it.

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It's like when you worked with your greatest piano teacher ever, like Leanne Fleischer

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or whoever you played for, that's the way they feel when they're in the studio with

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Alexey.

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Wow.

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Well, more on this topic.

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Tune in next Tuesday, March 28th at 8pm for the premiere of this special episode with

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Dr. Alan Moverman, piano soloist at New York City Ballet.

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He will take us to the backstage of the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, which is

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home to one of the most celebrated ballet companies in the world.

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You can find all the links in the description.

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See you on Tuesday.