I studied dance for about 15 years, various disciplines…

Classical ballet will never die.

— Ninette de Valois

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…

— Nigel Lythgoe

The classical ballet world is so exclusive and small, and a lot of people don't know about it.

— Misty Copeland

I wake up every morning and dance for 15 minutes, and it's the only way I can get out of bed.

— Taylor Russell

The vocabulary and manner of classical ballet express a high order of discipline and restraint, a sense of harmony with forces larger and more…

— Anonymous

I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies

— Paulo Coelho

I want to be known as a delicate, Black dancer who does classical ballet.

— Michaela DePrince

I went to the Performing Arts School and studied classical ballet. That attitude is something that's put into your head. You are never thin…

— Carmen Electra

In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.

— Karen Kain

When I was young, I took classical ballet lessons, but I wasn't very good at it. It was really frustrating because I wanted to…

— Christine and the Queens

I studied dance and choreography in New York and even taught people there.

— Shakti Mohan

I'd studied dance in Chicago every summer end taught it all winter, and I was well-rounded. I wasn't worried about getting a job on…

— Gene Kelly

I've studied dance since I was very young, and I continue to study ballet.

— Sarah Gadon

I taught and studied dance in college, and for over a decade, I thought that would be my career: tap dancer, ballet dancer, modern…

— Margo Price

I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look…

— Nicolas Cage