Ten thousand saw I at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance. — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
The problems I had with the Paris Opera Ballet are a thing of the past. — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
I started with ballet and then my cousin Sarah introduced me to her tap teachers. — Adam Garcia Copy Share Image
I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine. — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
Some people are painters, and some are ballet dancers, and I'm a writer. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I think that having a platform and having a voice to be seen by people beyond the classical ballet world has really… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
The Royal Ballet School looked after me very well, they were like my family, and the company gave me everything. But I… — Sergei Polunin Copy Share Image
I hated my girls' love of princesses, ballet and all things pink and glittery. I didn't want it foisted on them at… — Ulrika Jonsson Copy Share Image
Being in ballet school and being in leotards in front of a mirror I don't know how many hours a day was… — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
The Dance instills in you something that sets you apart. Something heroic and remote. — Edgar Degas Copy Share Image
Everything has come to me without my having to look for it. I signed with Metro because someone thought I had talent,… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
The purpose of art is higher than art. What we are really interested in are masterpieces of humanity. — Alonzo King Copy Share Image
It's time for there to be roles in the ballet where two men can fall in love, and a woman can lead… — Justin Peck Copy Share Image
When I was young, I couldn't think about ballet because I had to focus on my own field. But once you secure… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
The contemporary programs in London are harder and much more damaging for the body. With classical ballet you are relaxed mentally because… — Sergei Polunin Copy Share Image
So many dancers rely on some sort of magic happening on the stage. They never, for various reasons, work full out in… — Benjamin Harkarvy Copy Share Image
I dreamt of becoming a ballet dancer. I studied with the Royal Academy of London for 11 years, and that did not… — Diane Kruger Copy Share Image
I played soccer and baseball, and that's all. But what if I had been the best at like, ballet? And I didn't… — Spencer Pratt Copy Share Image
Wrestling used to be interesting. There was a bit of sham involved, of course, but there was some real wrestling involved. They're… — Shane MacGowan Copy Share Image
You know when you believe in Christmas? I was like that with ballet. I thought I would reach a level where I'd… — Sergei Polunin Copy Share Image
How can you live the high life if you do not wear high heels? I don't understand why women wear these ballet… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
I didn't go to normal high school, I went to full-time ballet school, so I led very regimented, disciplined years. The classes… — Emilie De Ravin Copy Share Image
In order that our art may arrive at the degree of the sublime which I demand and hope for, it is imperative… — Jean-Georges Noverre Copy Share Image
“Miss Dearheart gave him a very brief look, and shook her head. There was movement under the table, a small fleshy kind… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
And in a small house five miles away was a man who held my mud-encrusted charm bracelet out to his wife. Look… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
The defect in wisdom and taste which exists among the majority of dancers is due to the bad education which they generally… — Jean-Georges Noverre Copy Share Image
I should never conclude were I to speak to you of all the misfortunes which have their origin in the faulty carriage… — Jean-Georges Noverre Copy Share Image
The dancer's body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul. The true dance is an expression of serenity; it is controlled… — Isadora Duncan Copy Share Image
I just stay healthy all year round. I try to feel good in my skin. For me, I have trained in ballet… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
About, about, in reel and rout the death fires danced at night. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
People who leave Washington do so by way of the box... ballet or coffin. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
