Acid Quote by James Wolcott

Slashing its way to the finish line, 'Black Swan' is the first ballet movie for highbrow horror fans for whom ballet itself signifies little…

— James Wolcott

What really matters is that 'Black Swan' deploys and exaggerates all the cliches of earlier ballet movies, especially 'The Red Shoes,' another tale of…

— Robert Gottlieb

The ballet world I don't think is an art form that is quick to change or to adjust or evolve.

— Misty Copeland

I'm trying to create ballets that I would enjoy seeing.

— Justin Peck

Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don't want to unravel that mystery.

— Robert Caro

Ballet.something pure in this crazy world

— Misty Copeland

The dream was to be a prima ballerina.

— Stephanie Corneliussen

“A lovely rainbow arcs across the sky, and beneath it, a butterfly dances — carrying magic on painted wings, fairy-like, drifting on the breeze.”

— Bhuwan Thapaliya

The ballet world, it's a crazy world.

— Justin Peck

An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find…

— Nathan Chen

Björk’s wraparound swan frock . . . made her look like a refugee from the more dog-eared precincts of provincial ballet.

— Jay Carr

When I first saw Lauren Anderson I was like 'Oh my god there are black ballerinas!' I was very surprised because I had no…

— Michaela DePrince