Ballet Quotes

467 Ballet quotes by 299 unique authors

I used to get so comfortable running the hurdles, I was just like a ballet dancer going out there and going through the routines. — Rod Milburn
The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage. — Robert Caro
Learning ballet is wonderful for children even if they never become dancers. It is wonderful because it teaches discipline, grace, and manners. — Unknown Author
The purpose of art is higher than art. What we are really interested in are masterpieces of humanity. — Alonzo King
A toe shoe is as eccentric as the ballerina who wears it: their marriage is a commitment. — Toni Bentley
Even if you weren't born with a genetically perfect body, you can take something like a hand, where everyone has the same capabilities, and you… — Unknown Author
The real beauty in life is that beauty can sometimes occur. — Colum McCann
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 idea,… — Unknown Author
I think most dancers would agree that the art of ballet chooses the dancer, not the other way around. — Kevin McKenzie
Ballet is not just movement, not simply abstract. It's something beautiful. Sometimes there's this feeling in the movement that makes me want to cry. — Unknown Author
I had to learn that slower is faster If you practice every day with patience and correctness, you will get there. It's like preparing for… — Edward Villella
Each time a dancer moves devoutly or a composer faithfully searches the silence for the veiled melodies, eternity is engaged. — Maya Angelou
You're never more of an individual than when you're a happy team player. — Suzanne Farrell
Do not brood. It makes the moment you are living in unavailable for learning and life. — Suzanne Farrell
Treat each class as if it were your first. — Suzanne Farrell
I set as my goal to be the best dancer I could be. Not the most famous, or the highest paid dancer, just the best… — Suzanne Farrell
When you are on stage in front of an audience, you want to engage the entire crowd. If a thousand people are in the theater,… — Suzanne Farrell
Success comes from having a fulfilling experience and being inside the moment of that experience. Success does not come in retrospect or as a recollection… — Tommy Tune
A brand-new pair of toe shoes presents itself to us as an enemy with a will of its own that must be tamed. — Toni Bentley
On dancing on pointe: Why don't they just get taller girls? — Henny Youngman
It always takes two. There's the speaker and the listener, you and the audience. You've worked long hours and it comes down to that moment,… — Gillian Murphy
Bravura has nothing to do with technique. It's all about timing and oozing life. — Kevin McKenzie
The noble entitlement bespeaks an élan, a certain type of relationship with your partner. It means formidable technique not displayed lightly. The excitement comes from… — Kevin McKenzie
Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully, and with inevitability. Dance is the only art of which we ourselves… — Constanze Mozart
Dancing is poetry with arms and legs. — Charles Baudelaire

Who Wrote These Ballet Quotes

299 authors contributed a total of 467 Ballet Quotes, led by these top contributors: