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title: "8 Dance Ballet Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I love dancing, actually. My mother taught children's dance, ballet, tap, jazz...I'm very flexible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-angarano/i-love-dancing-actually-my-mother-taught-children-s-dance-ballet-tap/)

[Michael Angarano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-angarano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/michael-angarano-22449_ballet_i-love-dancing-actually-my-mother-taught_225449.png)

> [A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet, that the two disciplines were totally separate, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/twyla-tharp/a-lot-of-people-insisted-on-a-wall-between-modern-dance-and-ballet/)

[Twyla Tharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/twyla-tharp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/twyla-tharp-1069_ballet_a-lot-of-people-insisted-on-a-wall-betwe_873924.png)

> [I was a ballet dancer. I did other kinds of dance but ballet was my great love. But then it became clear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/i-was-a-ballet-dancer-i-did-other-kinds-of-dance-but-ballet-was-my/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/greta-gerwig-2602_ballet_i-was-a-ballet-dancer-i-did-other-kinds_991291.jpg)

> [It's nice for me to have a ballet as a kind of platform for creativity, because unlike modern dance or contemporary dance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sufjan-stevens/it-s-nice-for-me-to-have-a-ballet-as-a-kind-of-platform-for/)

[Sufjan Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sufjan-stevens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/sufjan-stevens-5325_ballet_it-s-nice-for-me-to-have-a-ballet-as-a-k_1013253.jpg)

> [I grew up going to see my sister dance, both at the ballet and later as a modern dancer, and have always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/i-grew-up-going-to-see-my-sister-dance-both-at-the-ballet-and-later/)

[Bryce Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dessner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/bryce-dessner-9086_ballet_i-grew-up-going-to-see-my-sister-dance-b_1078540.png)

> [I didn't study dance. I had some ballet lessons because I needed it for posture and for my arms, mostly. My skating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-didn-t-study-dance-i-had-some-ballet-lessons-because-i-needed-it/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/dorothy-hamill-12499_arms_i-didn-t-study-dance-i-had-some-ballet-l_1399811.png)

> [I want to show that black people can dance ballet as well as white people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-want-to-show-that-black-people-can-dance-ballet-as-well-as-white/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/michaela-deprince-5344_ballet_i-want-to-show-that-black-people-can-dan_2204223.jpg)

> [To me, dance and ballet are not so accessible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-peck/to-me-dance-and-ballet-are-not-so-accessible/)

[Justin Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-peck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/justin-peck-11843_accessible_to-me-dance-and-ballet-are-not-so-access_2761569.jpg)

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