| La Valse | |
|---|---|
| Choreographer | George Balanchine |
| Music | Maurice Ravel |
| Premiere | February 20, 1951 City Center of Music and Drama |
| Original ballet company | New York City Ballet |
| Design | Karinska Jean Rosenthal |
| Genre | neoclassical ballet |
La Valse is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Maurice Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and La Valse. It premiered on February 20, 1951, at the City Center of Music and Drama, performed by the New York City Ballet. The ballet depicts dancers waltzing in a ballroom, during which a woman becomes attracted to a figure of death, and ultimately dies.