But most daunting is the responsibility of creating new ballets.
They rehearse the dancers for both new and old ballets in the company's repertoire.
"Peter Martins has done new ballets that are fun, different, short."
So let new ballets crop up in every corner.
Audiences not only tolerate new ballets, they also expect them.
To the Pointe is an organization dedicated to producing new ballets.
"It was always: maintain the repertory and create new ballets."
The last half of the year looked less bright for the company, and all its new ballets were stale.
But the company will also perform an unusual number of new ballets.
They have been invited to create new ballets in the year 2000.