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Ballet was just something that I always wanted to do.
I went to an all-boys school, where I played rugby, so ballet wasn't the coolest thing to do.
As a kid, I had a lot of energy; but the ballet lessons made me calm - this pleased my mother.
I love ballet because you can see how beautiful the body is.
Come knit hands, and beat the ground in a light fantastic round
Transplanting the ballet to the United States is like trying to raise a palm tree in Dakota.
Being in ballet school and being in leotards in front of a mirror I don't know how many hours a day was quite tough.
Ballet is quite unnatural on the joints. My body is just worn. My joints are 10 years older than me.
Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.
Russians are very discerning about ballet. They're very opinionated about what classical ballet is.
A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.
I was a protege; by the age of 10, I was studying with ballet choreographer Anthony Tudor in a class of adults.
I think that taking ballet is one of the best things a girl can do. Period.
I've always just done ballet, and I feel like I'm sort of living the dream.
I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.
Ballet is such a disciplined craft and it has given me a good grounding.
The once red leaf, the last of its clan, that dances as often as dance it can.
Ballet companies have their ups and downs, just like the rest of us.
I always liked dancing and you'd go to class and find you had an hour acting and an hour of ballet.
The problems I had with the Paris Opera Ballet are a thing of the past.
I never went to a ballet until I was 45 years old. I don't know why.
We should realize in a vivid and revolutionary sense that we are not in our bodies but our bodies are in us.
Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important.
I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to time.
I had some ballet training but didn't like it. It was like a game to me.
I just don't do much social media. No, it is more important to strike a balance between ballet and real life.
I was used to having a job - ballet was my job, and I felt like I needed something artistic to focus on after I quit.
One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing.
Since my mom is the President of Ballet Hawaii, I'm always in touch with stuff going on.
I really wanted to make it as a ballet dancer to make my mom proud. But it didn't happen.
A brand-new pair of toe shoes presents itself to us as an enemy with a will of its own that must be tamed.
Instead of watching cartoons when I was little, I had Russian ballet videos from, like, the 1950s and 1940s.
I hated the ballet, but I liked performing. I did 20 shows, and I couldn't get the smile off my face.
The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.
I think that, like any kind of career, there are many different people involved in the ballet world.
Ballet will speak for itself. About itself.
There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence
To change the world, you must first change yourself. And baby, that's hard enough.
A fine picture is but the image of nature; a finished ballet is nature herself.
Ballet dancers are among the greatest living athletes.
Finding ballet was like finding this missing piece of myself.
After I stopped dancing, I was unable to listen to beautiful music.
I love how chic yet simple ballet style is for everyday dressing.
Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready.
To many a youth and many a maid, dancing in the chequer'd shade.
It's very easy to become selfish and narrow-minded and see ballet as the only thing in life, but there's lots more.
I'll never be satisfied in classical ballet. It'll never be good enough. I'll never be happy with most of my product.
Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.
I love fashion. It's actually - after ballet - my favourite thing since I was little.
However, the moral center of New York City, I believe, is the New York City Ballet.