The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude is a ballet choreographed by William Forsythe to the finale of Schubert's Symphony No.

[a][2][3] Dance critic Zoë Anderson described the ballet, "The performance style looks back to the graciousness of nineteenth-century tutu works, while moving at a walloping pace.

"[2] Vertiginous Thrill is known for its technically demanding choreography, to the point where a dancer told Forsythe she would rather give birth again than to dance the ballet.

I made it for that reason, to exploit the talent that I had at that time... one of the really important things is for people to pay attention to the music.

[1] The five original cast members are Laura Graham, Francesca Harper, Helen Pickett, Noah D. Gelber and Desmond Richardson.

[3][6] The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude premiered on 20 January 1996, at Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt, along with the rest of the Six Counter Points program.