“He had danced with fair maidens before, but Odette was different. She was graceful and beautiful, but there was something in her… — Melanie Dickerson Copy Share Image
“Peter smiled as Concheetah sashayed across the ballroom floor Concheetah sashayed towards him, wriggling her hips, full lips in a pout, followed… — T.W. Lawless Copy Share Image
Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just… — Natalia Makarova Copy Share Image
Once you become a professional, to get through a ballet like 'Swan Lake' - four acts as the lead, changing character -… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
I remember watching Swan Lake and everybody looking exactly the same, but being able to relate because they were the only company… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
In traditional 'Swan Lakes,' it's Prince Siegfried's 21st-birthday celebration, his coming-of-age. The entire court, from his mother the Queen on down, is… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I had seen the ballet of 'Swan Lake' as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a production… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
The first time the Kirov ballet was seen in America was on Sept. 11, 1961. The ballet was 'Swan Lake.' The ballerina… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
“An hour later we were pulling into the hospital parking lot. Sparkly and shiny from my hair and makeup job, I had… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
People get excited about things like 'Swan Lake' because they generate a personal involvement. If you set up the story properly, audiences… — Matthew Bourne Copy Share Image
“I will be here. Each and every day it snows. I am yours.' 'I want to see the bluebells carpet the woods,… — M.A. Kuzniar Copy Share Image
Evolution writ large is the belief that a cloud of hydrogen will spontaneously invent extreme-ultraviolet lithography, perform Swan Lake, and write all… — Fred Reed Copy Share Image
“In an enchanting encounter with the myriad books that I met in a cosy book shop today, I couldn't help but get… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
There's a double beauty whenever a swan Swims on a lake with her double thereon. — Thomas Hood Copy Share Image
'Swan Lake' can be a nightmare. To make a 'Swan Lake' that is worth it, every single movement and breath has to… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
“Hell, he thought maybe they were hippos in tutus doing Swan Lake, the way everything flipped and bounced.” — K.C. Wells Copy Share Image
What 'War and Peace' is to the novel and 'Hamlet' is to the theater, Swan Lake' is to ballet - that is,… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I am trained, and I did do 'The Nutcracker' in its right form, but at the time, they told me I was… — Laurieann Gibson Copy Share Image
'Swan Lake' is the most difficult thing to portray for a female ballet dancer; it really requires such specific qualities of articulation,… — Benjamin Millepied Copy Share Image
You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way. — Natalia Makarova Copy Share Image
'Swan Lake' was my favourite piece of music when I was younger, and I never had a chance to skate to it. — Kaetlyn Osmond Copy Share Image
The radio station was playing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, a sure sign that things were much worse than they appeared. — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
I believe I am yet to dance my favorite role, but I am pretty open to adapting to different characters. I would… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
Would you just strap some toe shoes on and dance 'Swan Lake?' No. Would you just put a violin in your hand… — Ellen Barkin Copy Share Image
