We must first realize that dancing is an absolutely independent art, not merely a secondary accompanying one. I believe that it is one of the great arts. . . . The important thing in ballet is the movement itself. A… — George Balanchine Copy Share Image
Choreography is simpler than you think. Just go and do, and don't think so much about it. Just make something interesting. — George Balanchine Copy Share Image
Ballet dancing is arduous, strenuous activity. Students are engaged in physical training that rivals the training Olympic athletes undergo. At the same time, they… — George Balanchine Copy Share
Storyless is not abstract. Two dancers on the stage are enough material for a story; for me, they are already a story in themselves — George Balanchine Copy Share
The choreographer and the dancer must remember that they reach the audience through the eye. It's the illusion created which convinces the audience, much… — George Balanchine Copy Share
Someone once said that dancers work just as hard as policeman, always alert, always tense. But i dont agree with that because policeman don't… — George Balanchine Copy Share
I cannot move, I cannot even want to move, unless I hear the music first. — George Balanchine Copy Share
What are you waiting for? What are you saving for? Now is all there is. — George Balanchine Copy Share
If you don't feel challenged, it's because you're not doing enough. Ballet should never feel comfortable. Comfortable is lazy! If you're comfortable when you… — George Balanchine Copy Share
One is born to be a dancer. No teacher can work miracles, nor will years of training make a good dancer of an untalented… — George Balanchine Copy Share
