John Clifford is an American producer, director, author, choreographer, and a dancer.
Balanchine invited him back as a guest artist numerous times, and his last performances with the company were in 1980.
Clifford was the artistic director of Robert Redford's Sundance Institute Video/Choreographer Program and produced “Pas De Deux,” a video distributed by Video Artists International (VAI).
The production premiered on April 5, 2005 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
His autobiography; BALANCHINE’S APPRENTICE: From Hollywood to New York and Back, published by the University Press of Florida, has received reviews in the Wall Street Journal,[4] Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal.