You never advance without losing something en passant... you lose it because you're paying so much attention to the new thing. — Ninette de Valois Copy Share Image
At 35 years of age, I realized that my ballet career wasn't going to last for ever. As a parent of three… — Li Cunxin Copy Share Image
I grew up going to see my sister dance, both at the ballet and later as a modern dancer, and have always… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
Badminton is like ballet dancing. It requires a lot of control, strength, mind play and measured movement — Aamir Khan Copy Share Image
I've learned that there are many people out there who want to feel powerful and strong on their own terms, who want… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
Ballet is such a disciplined craft and it has given me a good grounding. — Jennifer Ellison Copy Share Image
Yeah, I grew up doing ballet and jazz and tap, but I stopped at the age of 25, and I've never stepped… — Kaitlyn Bristowe Copy Share Image
In France, ballet is on TV ... It's on the eight-o'clock news. It's a cool thing to be a dancer. — Benjamin Millepied Copy Share Image
I actually was a ballet dancer - I studied ballet from three until 13 - but like very seriously, that's what I… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
If the simple positions of ballet are demonstrated straight on, they seem quite dull and lifeless, but when put on a diagonal,… — Lucinda Childs Copy Share Image
I am very obsessed with ballet now because it is a very difficult sport and a beautiful one because it is not… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Ballet is important and significant - yes. But first of all, it is a pleasure. — George Balanchine Copy Share Image
In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell ... we can't dance synonyms. — George Balanchine Copy Share Image
“When you can be still and still dance, you are a great dancer. When you can move and still be still, you… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
The Dance instills in you something that sets you apart. Something heroic and remote. — Edgar Degas Copy Share Image
I get into the studio and I try to make visible what's in the choreographer's mind. Sometimes a choreographer wants you to… — Angel Corella Copy Share Image
I think people are people and, if their feelings are truthful, they can connect. It doesn't matter if you're an aging, 50-something… — Darren Aronofsky Copy Share Image
With ballet, you're really focused on the inner thigh and butt and just lifting and lengthening everything, including your arms. You're not… — Mary Helen Bowers Copy Share Image
I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet. — Deborah Bull Copy Share Image
My dance skills are reliant on me being a bit pickled in a nightclub, if I try to do a dance move… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I trained as a dancer when I was much younger, for a large amount of time, like 6 or 7 years. Not… — Vincent Cassel Copy Share Image
The Dance: A minimum of explanation, a minimum of anecdotes - and a maximum of sensations. — Maurice Bejart Copy Share Image
My training and ballet background definitely gives me the competitive edge on the ice. — Nathan Chen Copy Share Image
