I actually came to New York when I was 12 and did ballet school for a little while. I was being groomed… — Mary Elizabeth Winstead Copy Share Image
I've always been a bit of a poser. I was chucked out of ballet lessons for looking in the mirror. — Abbey Clancy Copy Share Image
You realize you can get good at something, even though ballet almost felt like you could never be good enough. No matter… — Susanna Hoffs Copy Share Image
Cincinnatians support a symphony, an opera, a ballet, museums, many galleries and theater groups. — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Tap was against everything I had learned to do. I was pulled up as a ballet dancer, and I wasn't used to… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
The purpose of art is higher than art. What we are really interested in are masterpieces of humanity. — Alonzo King Copy Share Image
It became my first passion, the first thing I really fell in love with. I joined the Ralph Robinson Ballet company, and… — Lawrence Bender Copy Share Image
Transplanting the ballet to the United States is like trying to raise a palm tree in Dakota. — Lincoln Kirstein Copy Share Image
Both costume and fashion are about telling a story, except that in a ballet the story has already been written by the… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
“Audience of angels descend in the ambiance reciting praises in your glory, when you wear your dance shoes, when you arrive at… — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
It's very easy to become selfish and narrow-minded and see ballet as the only thing in life, but there's lots more. — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
I saw a spider, I didn't scream 'Cause I can belch the alphabet Just double dog dare me And I chose guitar… — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine… — Will Kemp Copy Share Image
When you train as a dancer, you understand you have to work exceptionally hard. I think dancers are the hardest - working… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
When you can't follow a ballet's action, you can always read the program notes. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I think that taking ballet is one of the best things a girl can do. Period. — Karlie Kloss Copy Share Image
Dancing allows me to explore myself in so many ways, to learn about my limitations and strengths, my ability to cope with… — Andrew Asnes Copy Share Image
Nothing so clearly and inevitably reveals the inner man than movement and gesture. It is quite possible, if one chooses, to conceal… — Doris Humphrey Copy Share Image
I come alive, in front of the mirror, skipping and dancing and acting the fool. Dance is both escape and excitement. — Jody Watley Copy Share Image
I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
As ye sow, so shall ye reap. When a ballet company spends a lot of money on gimmicky pieces, it's stuck with… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
