The ballet is a purely female thing; it is a woman, a garden of beautiful flowers, and man is the gardener.
Source: In Life, 11 Jun 1965.
-- George Balanchine, (Jan 22 1904-1983), Russian choreographer; He was the most influential choreographer of classical ballet in U.S. in the 20th C.; his works of cool neoclassicism include The Nutcracker, 1954.