Kalmar "Balanchine" tana nufin George Balanchine, sanannen mawaƙin mawaƙa kuma ɗan rawa na ballet na ƙarni na 20. Shi ne wanda ya kafa kuma darektan fasaha na Ballet na birnin New York kuma ana daukarsa a matsayin daya daga cikin manyan mutane masu tasiri a tarihin wasan ballet. Ana yawan amfani da kalmar “Balanchine” don bayyana salonsa na musamman na wasan wake-wake, wanda ke jaddada saurin gudu, tsafta, da kuma kida.