Program III features a new work by Alexei Ratmansky, one of the world’s most innovative and sought-after choreographers.  His Symphonic Dances is a dramatic, fast paced work set to the powerful Sergei Rachmaninoff score of the same name.  It enters the repertory season following its one-night-only World Premiere performance at the company’s gala on March1, 2012.  Also in the program are three George Balanchine favorites: the dark and turbulent La Valse, sweet and innocent The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and thrilling duet Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux.