The spirit of dance is an amazing thing. When the body and the spirit meet, it's a good thing. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
I was from Washington, D.C., and then I came to New York and got the scholarship for the ballet. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
Mother loved dance so much that she thought (ballerina) Margot Fonteyn should be the president. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
I just broke up all the furniture in the house. My mother had to get rid of me. So she put me… — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
You always want to please your choreographer, director. Dancers are just that way. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
I've always had a crazy sense of humor. So the ballet probably wouldn't have been enough for me. I had to clown… — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
I'm bugged because I can't believe I can't speak every language there is. But I feel I can when I sit and… — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
For some of us, the Gypsy years can go on forever ... That isn't such a bad thing. When all is said and done,… — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
You get the best out of people by allowing them to do their best work. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
It's important that the kids stay busy. It's important that they have something to focus on, and something that they feel good about. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
The spirit of dance is an amazing thing. When the body and the spirit meet, it's a good thing. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
I was busy welcoming a new experience. I had never done a movie before. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
Redheads have a lightness, a craziness, a kookiness. Think of Lucille Ball. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
