Ballet Quote by George Balanchine

Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They feel medieval.…

— Natalie Portman

When you're wearing pointe shoes, honestly, they hurt - a lot - every day.

— Mary Helen Bowers

Our pointe shoes are our instruments. If something's wrong with my feet, all my mind goes there. I usually have six pairs ready. Soft…

— Nina Ananiashvili

Sometimes I miss being en pointe, but not a whole lot. Every once and a while, I would love to float for a minute…

— Wendy Whelan

I have always been secretly obsessed with ballet - in awe of the discipline, the physicality, the poise and grace. Behind the perfectly placed…

— Angela Scanlon

Ballet opens up the chest and the arms and elongates the body, so you carry yourself straighter. That's so important for a model. But…

— Mary Helen Bowers

Aren't all ballets sexy? I think they should be. I can think of nothing more kinky than a prince chasing a swan around all…

— Robert Helpmann

I was one of those dancers who they say wants to feel the floor through their pointe shoes. I would end up not wearing…

— Margaret Qualley

If you looked at my feet, you would know for sure that I used to do ballet. They're completely destroyed and ripped up.

— Nina Dobrev

I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies

— Paulo Coelho

Ballet pumps are the dream shoes because they are so comfortable. They look great both with jeans and summer dresses; and you can even…

— Twiggy

Despite my love affair with skyscraper heels, luckily for my feet I rarely wear them - preferring, instead, the comfort and child-handling practicalities of…

— Sheherazade Goldsmith