Inspirational Quotes by George Balanchine

See the music, hear the dance.

— George Balanchine

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

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

“What are you waiting for? Now is all there is!”

— George Balanchine

I have no literary approach - except to literature.

— George Balanchine

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

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

Ballet will speak for itself. About itself.

— George Balanchine

I cannot move, I cannot even want to move, unless I hear the music first.

— George Balanchine

My muse must come to me on union time.

— George Balanchine

The woman's function is to fascinate men.

— George Balanchine

What are you waiting for? What are you saving for? Now is all there is.

— George Balanchine