Believe Quote by Arlene Phillips

You get used to working with one choreographer. You kind of get stuck in that vein and you work your way out of it,…

— Janet Jackson

What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let go of…

— Misty Copeland

When you're a choreographer and you put so much into a routine that's emotionally driven, those are like my ideas and my little babies…

— Derek Hough

A choreographer deals with the movement that you create, and with a creative director it's about the story, the stage, the lighting, the costuming,…

— Laurieann Gibson

You always want to please your choreographer, director. Dancers are just that way.

— Chita Rivera

When I started off as a choreographer, I had to do songs, which I may have wanted to do differently, but directors had their…

— Remo D'Souza

I have fully retired as a choreographer. I do not have the patience now to make actors learn their steps. For me, that ship…

— Farah Khan

Choreographers tend to treat ballet dancers like kids they can manipulate.

— Sylvie Guillem

That's one of the main things I do, work with choreographers. I've been doing it a long time, and it's a real important part…

— Zeena Parkins

I get into the studio and I try to make visible what's in the choreographer's mind. Sometimes a choreographer wants you to have an…

— Angel Corella

There are some ballets you can do for a long time. With others, you have to know when to stop. Some are very destructive.…

— Sylvie Guillem

Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.

— Alvin Ailey