My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT.

I absolutely love what I do. And I want to dance for as long as I can and feel good about what I'm putting…

— Misty Copeland

40 years old is about the time a principal dancer would start to think about retirement, but some go on to dance a little…

— Misty Copeland

I was on a path. I was going to become a principal dancer. I never let my mind rest.

— Misty Copeland

I thought I would be a teacher; I think my eventual goal was to be the principal of my old high school.

— Tyler Labine

I'm very proud of the colour of my skin and that I'm inspiring people from all backgrounds, but I think it will be great…

— Francesca Hayward

In the Royal Ballet Company, there was a Japanese principal dancer, and onstage and in ballet, they have colorblind castings - so I did…

— Sonoya Mizuno

I will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.

— Misty Copeland

What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let go of…

— Misty Copeland

I had no idea what I was walking into, and the years and years of hard work it would take. I felt like an…

— Misty Copeland

I will push myself in different ventures that I believe will make me a better artist, dancer and person.

— Misty Copeland

To chase the glowing hours with flying feet.

— Lord Byron

I'm a horrible dancer, but I wanted to record songs that made me want to dance.

— Chris Lane

I'm not a dancer. Never took a dance class.

— Chrishell Stause

If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.

— Katherine Dunham

I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly…

— Deborah Bull