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title: "14 Royal Ballet Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-barnes/one-of-the-few-things-in-dance-to-match-the-royal-ballet-s-curtain/)

[Clive Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/clive-barnes-51837_ballet_one-of-the-few-things-in-dance-to-match_663565.png)

> [When I left The Royal Ballet, I didn't have anybody to talk to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/when-i-left-the-royal-ballet-i-didn-t-have-anybody-to-talk-to/)

[Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/)

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> [I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-bull/i-do-take-class-because-i-still-dance-and-yes-i-do-slip-into-class/)

[Deborah Bull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-bull/)

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> [Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-bull/dancing-is-a-tough-career-but-i-m-glad-i-spent-it-at-the-royal-ballet/)

[Deborah Bull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-bull/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/deborah-bull-21469_ballet_dancing-is-a-tough-career-but-i-m-glad-i_1111358.png)

> [I was probably around 14 or 15 when I became really conscious of those girls who were going on to the Royal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arlene-phillips/i-was-probably-around-14-or-15-when-i-became-really-conscious-of/)

[Arlene Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arlene-phillips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64e/arlene-phillips-5593_around_i-was-probably-around-14-or-15-when-i-be_2607753.jpg)

> [The Royal Ballet is the best paid company, but the dancers get nothing. The stage crew get paid three times more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-royal-ballet-is-the-best-paid-company-but-the-dancers-get-nothing/)

[Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/)

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> [I'm so happy that I ventured out beyond the Royal Ballet - which is my home, and I love it - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francesca-hayward/i-m-so-happy-that-i-ventured-out-beyond-the-royal-ballet-which-is-my/)

[Francesca Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francesca-hayward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/453/francesca-hayward-10001_ballet_i-m-so-happy-that-i-ventured-out-beyond_137541.jpg)

> [I loved being at the Royal Ballet. Those choreographers, MacMillan and Ashton, they knew how to translate complicated life into choreography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvie-guillem/i-loved-being-at-the-royal-ballet-those-choreographers-macmillan-and/)

[Sylvie Guillem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvie-guillem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/sylvie-guillem-4764_ballet_i-loved-being-at-the-royal-ballet-those_303678.jpg)

> [There's no agents or managers to represent them. Dancers don't have any voice. They have nothing. Nobody can afford a flat to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/there-s-no-agents-or-managers-to-represent-them-dancers-don-t-have/)

[Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/sergei-polunin-3855_ballet_there-s-no-agents-or-managers-to-represe_472797.jpg)

> [I was afraid when I came to the Royal Ballet that it would be easy to have everyone walking all over me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvie-guillem/i-was-afraid-when-i-came-to-the-royal-ballet-that-it-would-be-easy-to/)

[Sylvie Guillem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvie-guillem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/sylvie-guillem-4764_afraid_i-was-afraid-when-i-came-to-the-royal-ba_417356.png)

> [The Royal Ballet was good to me. They gave me everything I asked for. It's just... I felt tricked. I became a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-royal-ballet-was-good-to-me-they-gave-me-everything-i-asked-for/)

[Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/sergei-polunin-3855_ballet_the-royal-ballet-was-good-to-me-they-gav_82520.jpg)

> [The only family I knew was the Royal Ballet and I didn't feel I was part of it in a way. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-only-family-i-knew-was-the-royal-ballet-and-i-didn-t-feel-i-was/)

[Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/sergei-polunin-3855_ballet_the-only-family-i-knew-was-the-royal-bal_2941614.jpg)

> [I have learned a great deal from the theatrical side of Covent Garden. The Paris Opera Ballet is more concerned with technique.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvie-guillem/i-have-learned-a-great-deal-from-the-theatrical-side-of-covent-garden/)

[Sylvie Guillem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvie-guillem/)

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> [I joined the Royal Ballet School when I was 13. Before then, I'd done ballet twice a week after school. The rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcey-bussell/i-joined-the-royal-ballet-school-when-i-was-13-before-then-i-d-done/)

[Darcey Bussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcey-bussell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/darcey-bussell-5047_ballet_i-joined-the-royal-ballet-school-when-i_983640.png)

## Top authors on Royal Ballet

- [Sergei Polunin 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/royal-ballet/sergei-polunin/)

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