I was an apprentice at the San Francisco Ballet, and a casting director came to one of our rehearsals to scout talent… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
And then he danced,-all foreigners excel the serious Angels in the eloquence of pantomime;-he danced, I say, right well, with emphasis, and… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
Hip hop classes and ballet are what I've been keeping up with, and of course my usual abdominal workout, which consists of… — Briana Evigan Copy Share Image
I had seen the ballet of 'Swan Lake' as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a production… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
I was real into theater, and then I tried soccer, acting and ballet. Both my parents didn't want a child-star model, so… — Emily Ratajkowski Copy Share Image
I copied my brother. He was a natural dancer. Graceful. People always asked did we study ballet. We never did. — Harold Nicholas Copy Share Image
Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration. — Rudolf Nureyev Copy Share Image
I didn't speak a single word of English when I was told that I was one of the lucky students been selected… — Li Cunxin Copy Share Image
I dreamt of becoming a ballet dancer. I studied with the Royal Academy of London for 11 years, and that did not… — Diane Kruger Copy Share Image
A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet, that the two disciplines were totally separate, and if… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
In ballet, I felt that no matter how good I was, if I didn't have the right body type or if I… — Mary Elizabeth Winstead Copy Share Image
I was brought up on the Fine Young Cannibals' music and Roland was a hero when I lived in Hull. My dad… — Lucy Beaumont Copy Share Image
I was a very rotund child with short hair, and for some reason, I always had black ballet shoes. I was like… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
My parents used to park us kids at the public library in downtown Honolulu every Saturday. They'd leave us there at 8… — Bette Midler 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
If a boxer ever went as crazy as Nijinsky all the wowsers in the world would be screaming 'punch-drunk.' Well, who hit… — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
Some people are painters, and some are ballet dancers, and I'm a writer. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I've usually never felt comfortable shooting until things were kind of claustrophobic, but ballet dancers need a lot of space, so the… — Guy Maddin Copy Share Image
To change the world, you must first change yourself. And baby, that's hard enough. — Alonzo King Copy Share Image
Do not brood. It makes the moment you are living in unavailable for learning and life. — Suzanne Farrell Copy Share Image
I was always told by my ballet teachers that I was their actress because I was very performative in my roles. I… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share Image
Ballet Beautiful is a workout that transforms the body without overtaxing the system or joints. — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Fly fishing is the most beautiful way of trying to catch a fish; not the most efficient, just as ballet is the… — Howell Raines Copy Share Image
