Ballet Quotes

467 Ballet quotes by 299 unique authors

I cannot avoid condemning all those who, from self-conceit have the pretension to imitate great artists of the past. If their powers of emotion be… — Jean-Georges Noverre
In order that our art may arrive at the degree of the sublime which I demand and hope for, it is imperative for dancers to… — Jean-Georges Noverre
Applause lavished at a whim and without discernment, often proves the ruin of young people training for a stage career. — Jean-Georges Noverre
The defect in wisdom and taste which exists among the majority of dancers is due to the bad education which they generally receive. They apply… — Jean-Georges Noverre
I should never conclude were I to speak to you of all the misfortunes which have their origin in the faulty carriage of the body.… — Jean-Georges Noverre
No matter the style, the farther one goes the more obstacles increase, and the more distant appears the object it is desired to attain. Again,… — Jean-Georges Noverre
It is not a question of skimming the surface of the art, it must be probed to its depths, for to seize upon superficial things… — Jean-Georges Noverre
The defects born of habit are innumerable. I see every child occupied in some way in disarranging and disfiguring his physique; some displace the ankles… — Jean-Georges Noverre
The state of least excitation of consciousness is the field of all possibilities. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
We are constantly revealing ourselves to each other through our movement; learning from and teaching each other without even trying. — Wendy Whelan
Be. Good. To yourself, to other people, to everything you do. It's a norm of life by which people should try to live. Don't waste… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Whenever I have had a sudden urge to quit dancing, I just remember that moment I had when I was young and remember that dancing… — Anna Pavlova
I am still on stage. If you read Press...you would believe that I should be gone. But here I am doing it and DOING IT… — Rudolf Nureyev
Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in. — Misty Copeland
The vocabulary and manner of classical ballet express a high order of discipline and restraint, a sense of harmony with forces larger and more lasting… — Marcia Siegel
All dancers have a cumulative tendency, because each beat of the tom-tom has an almost irresistible appeal. Soon, those who were just spectators would dance… — Camara Laye
He dances well to whom Fortune pipes. — John Ray
Ballet is the fairies baseball. — Oscar Levant
Dancing is being trusted with other people's guts; choreographing is trusting other people with yours. When I choreograph I'm giving a dancer something to do… — Judith Jamison
If you wanna dance, a windshield wiper'll do it-all you need is a beat. — Artie Shaw
They danced by the light of the moon. — Edward Lear
Come knit hands, and beat the ground in a light fantastic round — John Milton
Dancing cheek to cheek. — Irving Berlin
I could have danced all night! — Alan Jay Lerner
My dancing days are past. — Philip Massinger

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