As a performer, George's work includes Broadway, Off-Broadway, television, film and regional theaters throughout the
United States, Europe and Canada. He was a member of American Ballet Theater and was a soloist in Mikhail Baryshnikov's
television broadcast of The Nutcracker. He was cast in 1978 by Paramount Pictures to portray Vaslav Nijinsky in
the Herbert Ross film Nijinsky. This led to work in the Broadway musicals Woman of the Year and On Your Toes.
A brief migration to Hollywood led to more film, television and theater in such shows as Murder, She Wrote
(choreographer/actor) and L.A. Law.
George appeared in Lincoln Center Theater's Chronicle of Death Foretold for which he received a Drama League award.
He also directed the world premiere of Marsha Norman's Trudy Blue for the Humana Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.
He is a member of Lincoln Center Theater's Director's Laboratory and a regular collaborator with New Dramatists.
Recent projects include Vienna Lusthaus with Martha Clarke/Charles Mee, The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
with Graciela Daniele/Nilo Cruz, Radio Messiah with writer/poet Andrei Codrescu and the upcoming movie Without a
Word with Patrick Swayze-Lisa Niemi.
Class Description
George's approach is eclectic using a variety of techniques from classical ballet to modern and jazz. The focus is to help
the students move to the best of "their" ability. He treats each dancer as an individual and teaches them how best to use the
instrument they have. His primary concern is the health of the dancer's body; therefore fundamental anatomical placement
coupled with rhythm and movement is the foundation of George's technique. His philosophy is steeped in tradition but
spiced with contemporary ideas. He equally appreciates the formality of Balanchine ballets and the innovative approaches
of choreographers such as Martha Graham, Dan Wagoner and Andrei Prelijocaj. Dance is a universal language. It is a form
of visceral communication in our increasingly technological society.
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