NYC BALLET OPENING NIGHT BY CELIA IPIOTIS Serenade by George Balanchine for NYC Ballet. Photo by Erin Baiano. #Dance, #NYC Ballet, # Serenade, #America's Got Talent NYC BALLET: Serenade, After the Rain, Symphony in C September 23, 2021 Deafening applause washed over the exquisitely iconic opening image of George Balanchine's Serenade . Ballerinas in soft blue tulle dresses stand poised in parallel position, one arm raised, as if saluting the grateful audience. In truth, the performance receded in contrast to the audience's pent-up enthusiasm. Built on poignancy and life's etherealness, Serenade generated the kind of insistent applause associated with wildly voluble TV shows like "America's Got Talent." For more