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Ballet Quotes

I did tap dancing and stuff like that at drama school. I did ballet as well. My dance teacher and I didn’t necessarily get along all that well sometimes. She’s brilliant... but it’s just because I don’t like wearing tights that I put up a bit of a fight there, I think Picture Quote #1

I didn’t care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else. It required a certain kind of conformity that I didn’t feel like I wanted to do Picture Quote #1

Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our perspective. No, we wouldn’t do this. Yes, we would do that. That’s not realistic. So, I feel like Center Stage did well in that respect Picture Quote #1

I don’t force myself to exercise; I find going to gyms really boring. I find it easier to go for a fast walk or a jog in Central Park. I wear sensible shoes because my ballet dancing left me with a bunion on one foot after all the pointe exercises Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing like the force and challenge of a new ballet to galvanize everyone involved in bringing it to life Picture Quote #1

Kids see cooking as a creative outlet now, like soccer and ballet. It gives me hope that things like fast food, childhood obesity and the horrible state of school lunches can be addressed by kids and their parents Picture Quote #1

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When I was 12, I was doing competitive jazz, tap and ballet in Michigan. The studio put the best dancers together, and I joined that. We always did really, really well in local competitions Picture Quote #1

The mystery of Christopher Wheeldon deepens. Yes, he’s the most talented of the younger ballet choreographers - indeed, where’s the competition? Yes, he’s particularly good at nurturing dancers and identifying their essential qualities Picture Quote #1

I started dancing when I was five, and I trained intensively as a competitive dancer up until the end of high school. I did all genres, and later on a did a lot of extra ballet on top of that. I actually got accepted to Julliard for dance during my senior year, but I ultimately turned it down to come to L.A. to act Picture Quote #1

So many people report to be contemporary dancers, and they’re not. They are sort of jazz dancers that feel like they’re throwing a bit of classical in there. I mean, a true contemporary dancer has got ballet as their base and classical ballet, and that is their base. And then they choose to extemporize on that and go into a contemporary world Picture Quote #1

I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff. Which I’m really grateful for - it’s pretty nice being introduced to that when you’re little Picture Quote #1

Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement Picture Quote #1

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I was really creative. I started to dance very young. I loved to dance. I begged my mother to put me into dance classes, and finally, in third grade, she did. Tap and jazz, but not ballet Picture Quote #1

I didn’t grow up on dance class. I was always natural. I’ve been in the industry since I was eight and I’ve always had a choreographer since then. But I never really took ballet or anything like that Picture Quote #1

Hip hop classes and ballet are what I’ve been keeping up with, and of course my usual abdominal workout, which consists of 500 sit-ups a session. Or I take a 30-minute abs class at my gym. But dance classes are a full-body cardio workout, which always brings me success and keeps me feeling great Picture Quote #1

I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to time Picture Quote #1

The first dance performance I saw was Joffrey Ballet doing ‘Billboards’ to Prince Picture Quote #1

Throughout my childhood, I did a form of Irish dancing that was kind of the precursor to ‘Riverdance.’ It was a mixture of ballet and Irish dancing that my teacher, Patricia Mulholland, had invented, essentially. It was Irish ballet, and she would create performances based around the myths and legends of Ireland Picture Quote #1

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I have a sister who is a dancer and dance teacher. We grew up dancing together. I wanted to become a ballerina when I was a kid, so she and I were always at ballet conservatories and going to school with our hair in buns Picture Quote #1

I want to be a lawyer, a dancer, an actress, a mother, a wife, a children’s author, a distance runner, a poet, a pianist, a pet store owner, an astronaut, an environmental and humanitarian activist, a psychiatrist, a ballet teacher, and the first woman president Picture Quote #1

My first mentor and inspiration was my Irish Dancing teacher Patricia Mulholland. She created her own form of dance known as Irish ballet and created stage productions of old Irish myths and legends. They were my first experiences on stage. She told my mum I was destined for the stage, and I took that as my cue Picture Quote #1

When I was five years old, I told my parents that I wanted to take ballet. So, ballet was the focus of my life... until puberty. Then I discovered boys and started dating a guy with a mohawk who’d come to my ballet class and freak everybody out. Shortly after that is when I quit Picture Quote #1

You should have seen me at 14, with braces and glasses, gangly and doing ballet! Picture Quote #1

When I’m doing well, it’s like I’m in a nice little ballet. Everything is going slow all around me. It’s very peaceful Picture Quote #1

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During the day I pull on jeans and ballet flats; but I do love getting dressed up, too Picture Quote #1

Ballet in September used to be dead as a dodo. Now, with City Ballet’s ingenious decision to give us four weeks of repertory in the early fall, having cut down on the relentlessly long spring season when dancers, critics and audiences droop on the vine, we wake up after the dog days of August with something to look at Picture Quote #1

I am not an educated person. I didn’t come up through a ballet company. I came up through burlesque. So I have a lot of inferiority feelings concerning my own lack of education, my entry into show business. I’m not a Baryshnikov. I’m not a Nureyev. I came up in vaudeville. Strippers. So I’ve always had these feelings. But I think they’ve also helped me Picture Quote #1

Since babyhood, I’ve always evolved from one thing to another. My mother gave me ballet lessons at 6 as part of her enthusiasm for the arts and for life. We went to museums, to the theater. While her own talent was untapped, she worked for church causes Picture Quote #1

Many dancers are content with the repertoire they’re given. Others are dissatisfied but don’t know why. Then there are a few like me that are curious and grab at everything. Can that curiosity thrive in the ballet world, or should it exist elsewhere? That’s the eternal question Picture Quote #1

The eternal and uneasy relationship between ballet and modern dance endures, but radically altered in tone and intensity Picture Quote #1

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I did tap dancing and stuff like that at drama school. I did ballet as well. My dance teacher and I didn’t necessarily get along all that well sometimes. She’s brilliant... but it’s just because I don’t like wearing tights that I put up a bit of a fight there, I think. (Ballet Quotes) I didn’t care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else. It required a certain kind of conformity that I didn’t feel like I wanted to do. (Ballet Quotes) Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our perspective. No, we wouldn’t do this. Yes, we would do that. That’s not realistic. So, I feel like Center Stage did well in that respect. (Ballet Quotes) I don’t force myself to exercise; I find going to gyms really boring. I find it easier to go for a fast walk or a jog in Central Park. I wear sensible shoes because my ballet dancing left me with a bunion on one foot after all the pointe exercises. (Ballet Quotes) There’s nothing like the force and challenge of a new ballet to galvanize everyone involved in bringing it to life. (Ballet Quotes) Kids see cooking as a creative outlet now, like soccer and ballet. It gives me hope that things like fast food, childhood obesity and the horrible state of school lunches can be addressed by kids and their parents. (Ballet Quotes) When I was 12, I was doing competitive jazz, tap and ballet in Michigan. The studio put the best dancers together, and I joined that. We always did really, really well in local competitions. (Ballet Quotes) The mystery of Christopher Wheeldon deepens. Yes, he’s the most talented of the younger ballet choreographers - indeed, where’s the competition? Yes, he’s particularly good at nurturing dancers and identifying their essential qualities. (Ballet Quotes) I started dancing when I was five, and I trained intensively as a competitive dancer up until the end of high school. I did all genres, and later on a did a lot of extra ballet on top of that. I actually got accepted to Julliard for dance during my senior year, but I ultimately turned it down to come to L.A. to act. (Ballet Quotes) So many people report to be contemporary dancers, and they’re not. They are sort of jazz dancers that feel like they’re throwing a bit of classical in there. I mean, a true contemporary dancer has got ballet as their base and classical ballet, and that is their base. And then they choose to extemporize on that and go into a contemporary world. (Ballet Quotes) I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff. Which I’m really grateful for - it’s pretty nice being introduced to that when you’re little. (Ballet Quotes) Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement (Ballet Quotes) I was really creative. I started to dance very young. I loved to dance. I begged my mother to put me into dance classes, and finally, in third grade, she did. Tap and jazz, but not ballet. (Ballet Quotes) I didn’t grow up on dance class. I was always natural. I’ve been in the industry since I was eight and I’ve always had a choreographer since then. But I never really took ballet or anything like that. (Ballet Quotes) Hip hop classes and ballet are what I’ve been keeping up with, and of course my usual abdominal workout, which consists of 500 sit-ups a session. Or I take a 30-minute abs class at my gym. But dance classes are a full-body cardio workout, which always brings me success and keeps me feeling great. (Ballet Quotes) I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to time. (Ballet Quotes) The first dance performance I saw was Joffrey Ballet doing ‘Billboards’ to Prince (Ballet Quotes) Throughout my childhood, I did a form of Irish dancing that was kind of the precursor to ‘Riverdance.’ It was a mixture of ballet and Irish dancing that my teacher, Patricia Mulholland, had invented, essentially. It was Irish ballet, and she would create performances based around the myths and legends of Ireland. (Ballet Quotes) I have a sister who is a dancer and dance teacher. We grew up dancing together. I wanted to become a ballerina when I was a kid, so she and I were always at ballet conservatories and going to school with our hair in buns. (Ballet Quotes) I want to be a lawyer, a dancer, an actress, a mother, a wife, a children’s author, a distance runner, a poet, a pianist, a pet store owner, an astronaut, an environmental and humanitarian activist, a psychiatrist, a ballet teacher, and the first woman president. (Ballet Quotes) My first mentor and inspiration was my Irish Dancing teacher Patricia Mulholland. She created her own form of dance known as Irish ballet and created stage productions of old Irish myths and legends. They were my first experiences on stage. She told my mum I was destined for the stage, and I took that as my cue. (Ballet Quotes) When I was five years old, I told my parents that I wanted to take ballet. So, ballet was the focus of my life... until puberty. Then I discovered boys and started dating a guy with a mohawk who’d come to my ballet class and freak everybody out. Shortly after that is when I quit. (Ballet Quotes) You should have seen me at 14, with braces and glasses, gangly and doing ballet! (Ballet Quotes) When I’m doing well, it’s like I’m in a nice little ballet. Everything is going slow all around me. It’s very peaceful. (Ballet Quotes) During the day I pull on jeans and ballet flats; but I do love getting dressed up, too (Ballet Quotes) Ballet in September used to be dead as a dodo. Now, with City Ballet’s ingenious decision to give us four weeks of repertory in the early fall, having cut down on the relentlessly long spring season when dancers, critics and audiences droop on the vine, we wake up after the dog days of August with something to look at. (Ballet Quotes) I am not an educated person. I didn’t come up through a ballet company. I came up through burlesque. So I have a lot of inferiority feelings concerning my own lack of education, my entry into show business. I’m not a Baryshnikov. I’m not a Nureyev. I came up in vaudeville. Strippers. So I’ve always had these feelings. But I think they’ve also helped me. (Ballet Quotes) Since babyhood, I’ve always evolved from one thing to another. My mother gave me ballet lessons at 6 as part of her enthusiasm for the arts and for life. We went to museums, to the theater. While her own talent was untapped, she worked for church causes. (Ballet Quotes) Many dancers are content with the repertoire they’re given. Others are dissatisfied but don’t know why. Then there are a few like me that are curious and grab at everything. Can that curiosity thrive in the ballet world, or should it exist elsewhere? That’s the eternal question. (Ballet Quotes) The eternal and uneasy relationship between ballet and modern dance endures, but radically altered in tone and intensity. (Ballet Quotes)

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