Ballet Quotes by Margaret Qualley

8 Ballet quotes by Margaret Qualley

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Margaret Qualley offers eight brief reflections that capture her take on ballet. Though the collection is short, each line carries her contemporary voice, making it a quick, stylish look at the art.

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I actually quit ballet when I was offered a job, an apprenticeship at North Carolina Dance Theater Company, run by John Pierre…

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Ballet, there's a right way to do things, and it's black and white, and it's all striving for perfection. Acting is not…

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It's a normal part of the culture of ballet to go to a nutritionist in your first few weeks. They write down…

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I just realized I wanted to do more than ballet. I was offered an apprenticeship, so I was about to join a…

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I was so invested in ballet, and it was my entire life. And then it was realizing that I didn't want it…

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When you're really serious about ballet, it's a job - even if you're 15 years old. You're doing it six to eight…

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Ballet can be grueling, for sure, but it gives you a certain discipline.

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I was used to having a job - ballet was my job, and I felt like I needed something artistic to focus…

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I left home at 15 to go to the North Carolina School of the Arts.

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I lived alone, I didn't know anybody in New York, and I was definitely a recluse. It had been, like, two weeks, and I…

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I like a bohemian floral dress, but then I'll throw on a leather jacket or a pair of lace-up boots to give it an…

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I explored the arts in general; I took painting classes and sketching classes and acting classes and all sorts of different things.

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