The Balanchivadze ( ka, ბალანჩივაძე) is a Georgian

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from the

Imereti Imereti ( Georgian: იმერეთი, ) is a region of Georgia situated in the central-western part of the republic along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni River. Imereti is the most populous region in Georgia. It consists of 11 mun ...

region in western

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. The Balanchivadze family name comes from these towns of

: Banoja, Didi Jikhaishi, Kukhi, Kvitiri and Tchkvishi.Balanchivadze
''Georgian Surnames'' The most notable member of the Balanchivadze family was

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, Romanization of Georgian, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers ...

, one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers, a developer of ballet in the

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and the co-founder and ballet-master of

New York City Ballet New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's fir ...

Notable members

Meliton Balanchivadze Meliton Balanchivadze ( ka, მელიტონ ბალანჩივაძე; 24 December 1862 – 21 December 1937) was a Georgian opera singer, composer and a member of Georgia's cultural scene, both under the Russian Empire and during ...

, Georgian musician * Andria Balanchivadze, Georgian composer

References

{{Reflist Georgian-language surnames