Body Quote by Cyd Charisse

As you get older, the physical abilities decrease, which is particularly frustrating because your brain gets so good! So as you are becoming less…

— Deborah Bull

Dancers are working their bodies just like a marathon runner would, and you have to eat to make it through a three-hour performance. Dancers…

— Darcey Bussell

Dancers have more bones than most people and on the days when you work hard you are sure that you have somehow accumulated more…

— Martha Graham

I always recommend a sensible diet, including lots of carbohydrates and avoiding too much fat. Dancers don't need different fuel from other people -…

— Deborah Bull

Dancers aren't pompous; they're too tired.

— Jose Limon

Dancers carry themselves in completely different ways to how we do in our everyday lives. They are very free with their bodies which I'm…

— Kristin Cavallari

Because muscle is heavier than fat, dancers weigh more than you might think, but they are usually very lean.

— Deborah Bull

Most dancers have no awareness of how they look; half of them think they're fat. There is anorexia in the ballet world; there are…

— Benjamin Millepied

It's hard to dance after a certain age. All those athletic things - like looking up at my kneecaps - they're just not there…

— Ann Reinking

There are always younger and better dancers fighting to get your place. You get worn down by the fight to try to stay at…

— Darcey Bussell

One of our problems is our sense of discipline - dancers have an extraordinary sense of self-discipline.

— Siobhan Davies

You see, dancers are quite mature people because they start performing so early. They become professionals when they start to take everyday classes.

— Mikhail Baryshnikov