--- title: "21 Ballerinas Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 21 Ballerinas quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Ballerinas sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/robert-gottlieb-2761_categories_ballerinas-are-often-divided-into-three_1369896.png" --- > [Ballerinas are often divided into three categories: jumpers, turners and balancers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gottlieb/ballerinas-are-often-divided-into-three-categories-jumpers-turners/) [Robert Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-gottlieb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/robert-gottlieb-2761_categories_ballerinas-are-often-divided-into-three_1369896.png) > [And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ninette-de-valois/and-then-you-have-the-classical-ballerinas-they-re-like-sopranos/) [Ninette de Valois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ninette-de-valois/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/ninette-de-valois-21443_ballerina_and-then-you-have-the-classical-ballerin_2429482.png) > [“If the ocean were music, sailboats would be the ballerinas.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-carlino/if-the-ocean-were-music-sailboats-would-be-the-ballerinas/) [Renee Carlino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-carlino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/renee-carlino-5085_music_if-the-ocean-were-music-sailboats-would_66043.jpg) > [As ballerinas, we don't use our voices. Our voice is the body and the movement quality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/as-ballerinas-we-don-t-use-our-voices-our-voice-is-the-body-and-the/) [Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/wendy-whelan-20763_body_as-ballerinas-we-don-t-use-our-voices-ou_1582616.jpg) > [“Horses have powerful legs- but that doesn't mean they're prima ballerinas. Elianna to Mariketa.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kresley-cole/horses-have-powerful-legs-but-that-doesn-t-mean-they-re-prima/) [Kresley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kresley-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/kresley-cole-334_horses_horses-have-powerful-legs-but-that-doesn_822040.jpg) > [I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-chekhov/i-don-t-understand-anything-about-the-ballet-all-i-know-is-that/) [Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-chekhov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/anton-chekhov-298_ballerina_i-don-t-understand-anything-about-the-ba_2930904.jpg) > [“There are Russians, and then there are Russian ballerinas from the Kirov.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-howrey/there-are-russians-and-then-there-are-russian-ballerinas-from-the/) [Meg Howrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-howrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/meg-howrey-20035_dance_there-are-russians-and-then-there-are-ru_2988050.jpg) > [It's surprising to a lot of people because ballerinas look so long, but it's more of a proportion thing. Their legs are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-elizabeth-winstead/it-s-surprising-to-a-lot-of-people-because-ballerinas-look-so-long/) [Mary Elizabeth Winstead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-elizabeth-winstead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/mary-elizabeth-winstead-6801_ballerina_it-s-surprising-to-a-lot-of-people-becau_497600.jpg) > [I wonder what it would be like if we all became what we wanted to be when we grew up? I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-tomlin/i-wonder-what-it-would-be-like-if-we-all-became-what-we-wanted-to-be/) [Lily Tomlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-tomlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/lily-tomlin-3278_ballerina_i-wonder-what-it-would-be-like-if-we-all_1138529.png) > [When I first saw Lauren Anderson I was like 'Oh my god there are black ballerinas!' I was very surprised because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/when-i-first-saw-lauren-anderson-i-was-like-oh-my-god-there-are-black/) [Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/michaela-deprince-5344_black_when-i-first-saw-lauren-anderson-i-was-l_579732.jpg) > [Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-portman/pointe-shoes-are-torture-devices-i-mean-ballerinas-get-used-to-it-but/) [Natalie Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-portman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/natalie-portman-1515_ballerina_pointe-shoes-are-torture-devices-i-mean_3003067.jpg) > [Some people go crazy. It's constant pressure. People don't eat well. They work a lot. There's no rest. People lose their mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/some-people-go-crazy-it-s-constant-pressure-people-don-t-eat-well/) [Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77f/sergei-polunin-3855_crazy_some-people-go-crazy-it-s-constant-press_1947639.jpg) > [I want to change the way people look at black ballerinas and how they think about adoption. I want to become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-want-to-change-the-way-people-look-at-black-ballerinas-and-how-they/) [Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/michaela-deprince-5344_change_i-want-to-change-the-way-people-look-at_356503.jpg) > [Wouldn't it be great if we all grew up to be what we wanted to be? The world would be full of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-tomlin/wouldn-t-it-be-great-if-we-all-grew-up-to-be-what-we-wanted-to-be-the/) [Lily Tomlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-tomlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/lily-tomlin-3278_ballerina_wouldn-t-it-be-great-if-we-all-grew-up-t_68875.png) > [How many of us turn out the way we wanted to be? how many of us turn out to be astronauts or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana/how-many-of-us-turn-out-the-way-we-wanted-to-be-how-many-of-us-turn/) [Ana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/ana-1070_true_how-many-of-us-turn-out-the-way-we-wante_2268367.jpg) > [Contrary to vulgar legend the lives of great ballerinas are not entirely given up to a few minutes of graceful movement every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/contrary-to-vulgar-legend-the-lives-of-great-ballerinas-are-not/) [Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/gore-vidal-466_ballerina_contrary-to-vulgar-legend-the-lives-of-g_1671870.jpg) > [I think most people think of ballerinas as kind of either as a fairytale, far-away thing that's really not attainable, something they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-think-most-people-think-of-ballerinas-as-kind-of-either-as-a/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/misty-copeland-2012_cool_i-think-most-people-think-of-ballerinas_1404085.png) > [“If the ocean were music, sailboats would be the ballerinas. I was never any good at dancing before. Maybe I didn’t know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-carlino/if-the-ocean-were-music-sailboats-would-be-the-ballerinas-i-was-never/) [Renee Carlino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-carlino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/renee-carlino-5085_music_if-the-ocean-were-music-sailboats-would_2207933.jpg) > [You should see ballerinas' feet. They don't have nails. You see beauty, but it's unbelievable pain - with a 40-year pension! That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marina-abramovic/you-should-see-ballerinas-feet-they-don-t-have-nails-you-see-beauty/) [Marina Abramovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marina-abramovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/marina-abramovic-1502_beauty_you-should-see-ballerinas-feet-they-don_3015865.jpg) > [Most ballerinas take their first ballet class when they are 5 or 6 years old. I was 13 when I took mine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/most-ballerinas-take-their-first-ballet-class-when-they-are-5-or-6/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/misty-copeland-2012_ballet_most-ballerinas-take-their-first-ballet_1295752.png) > [The fact that black young dancers consider me to be a role model is incredible. I hope that they can continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/the-fact-that-black-young-dancers-consider-me-to-be-a-role-model-is/) [Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/michaela-deprince-5344_black_the-fact-that-black-young-dancers-consid_3205654.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ballerinas/#itemlist", "name": "Ballerinas Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ballerinas are often divided into three categories: jumpers, turners and balancers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Gottlieb" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gottlieb/ballerinas-are-often-divided-into-three-categories-jumpers-turners/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/robert-gottlieb-2761_categories_ballerinas-are-often-divided-into-three_1369896.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/robert-gottlieb-2761_categories_ballerinas-are-often-divided-into-three_1369896.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/robert-gottlieb-2761_categories_ballerinas-are-often-divided-into-three_1369896.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ballerinas are often divided into three categories: jumpers, turners and balancers.” — Robert Gottlieb", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. 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I was very happy to stop wearing them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Natalie Portman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-portman/pointe-shoes-are-torture-devices-i-mean-ballerinas-get-used-to-it-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/natalie-portman-1515_ballerina_pointe-shoes-are-torture-devices-i-mean_3003067.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/natalie-portman-1515_ballerina_pointe-shoes-are-torture-devices-i-mean_3003067.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/natalie-portman-1515_ballerina_pointe-shoes-are-torture-devices-i-mean_3003067.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pointe shoes are torture devices. 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