I wanted to be a ballerina so badly. You can be seen and take over the spotlight without speaking. I had a… — April Bowlby Copy Share Image
As a former ballerina, I can't put down Maggie Shipstead's new book, Astonish Me. — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
It's surprising to a lot of people because ballerinas look so long, but it's more of a proportion thing. Their legs are… — Mary Elizabeth Winstead Copy Share Image
A lot of people think, "Oh I'm going to eat whatever I want and then go to the gym." And I've definitely… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
When I was little, I wanted to be a civil engineer. Not a ballerina, not a doctor, a civil engineer. I was… — Bitsie Tulloch Copy Share Image
I was not awesome at dancing. For a ballerina, I probably started too late. Plus I enjoyed entertaining people too much. — Judy Greer Copy Share Image
A ballerina's life can be glorious. But it does not get any easier. I don't think anyone must ever think about it… — Alicia Markova Copy Share Image
When I was in school, I dreamed about becoming a psychiatrist or a ballerina. Like most girls I would dream about being… — Sharon Tate Copy Share Image
How difficult it is to exist, that we are athlete and artist. We have injuries. People don't see the hard side of… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
I know there are a lot of eyes on me now from young girls, and it makes me so proud. The only… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
I stopped dancing when I was 17, but like all little girls I wanted to be a ballerina. — Angela Rippon Copy Share Image
The 'feminine' woman is forever static and childlike. She is like the ballerina in an old-fashioned music box, her unchanging features tiny… — Susan Faludi Copy Share Image
“Life is an affair of mystery; shared with companions of music, dance and poetry.” — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
With 'Black Swan,' the ballerina saga flips its tiara and goes on a hallucinatory bender, a scary acid trip where transfiguration and… — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
When I was six I wanted to be a ballerina. By the time I was eight I was fairly sure this plan… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I haven’t come from the typical path or background of someone who would make it to this level as a ballerina. When… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
I have been a ballerina, a cheerleader and a sorority girl. I was the girliest girl alive. — Koren Zailckas Copy Share Image
When Disney was creating Elsa, they based a lot of her movements on that of a ballerina, which was interesting for me… — Georgina Haig Copy Share Image
Mother loved dance so much that she thought (ballerina) Margot Fonteyn should be the president. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
The first time the Kirov ballet was seen in America was on Sept. 11, 1961. The ballet was 'Swan Lake.' The ballerina… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
