Meet George Lee: Asian pioneer in ballet and on Broadway | Ten Times Better | American Masters | PBS

Name: Meet George Lee: Asian pioneer in ballet and on Broadway | Ten Times Better | American Masters | PBS
Uploaded: 2025
Duration: 31 min
Description: "Ten Times Better" tells the astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer who originated a featured role in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker 70 years ago as a teenage immigrant from China. George Lee grew up in wartime Shanghai, dancing novelty acts in nightclubs for rice while also learning classical ballet from his mother, a Polish dancer trained by Russians.

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"Ten Times Better" tells the astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer who originated a featured role in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker 70 years ago as a teenage immigrant from China. George Lee grew up in wartime Shanghai, dancing novelty acts in nightclubs for rice while also learning classical ballet from his mother, a Polish dancer trained by Russians.

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