Bay area Quote by Mahershala Ali

My dad was a really funny, really talented guy who had a great success in a limited audience. But from him, I learned that…

— Joel Grey

I used to get recognized quite often as being a 'Soul Train' dancer. Quite often, which was great at times but sometimes was not…

— Rosie Perez

My dad moved to New York after he won "Soul Train" and the car and got settled in out there and was able to…

— Mahershala Ali

My brother and I had a wonderful mentor when we were younger who helped fund our dancing career so we could travel the world.

— A. J. Pritchard

When I was 16, I moved to Torrance, California to train at a more advanced studio, and by 19, I joined the American Ballet…

— Misty Copeland

My dad and I would perform around the Bay Area where I'm from in California together, and I also did talent shows growing up,…

— Gabriella Wilson

Gene Kelly was a great dancer and I was lucky to be in 'Singin' in the Rain.' He was my teacher when I was…

— Debbie Reynolds

Bubbles was a very good dancer. Tremendous dancer. He was one of our leading dancers of the country at that time. And, of course,…

— Cab Calloway

The guys that I played with, Hollis Dixon and the Keynotes - just about all the great musicians from Muscle Shoals.We played fraternity parties…

— Donnie Fritts

Unfortunately, my dancing skills never came to the fore, as I got involved in acting on television, where an actor doesn't get too many…

— Vikrant Massey

I didnt learn until I was about 26 that my dad was a national ballroom dancing champion. He won loads of trophies. Im not…

— Robson Green

I grew up in San Francisco, and I trained as a ballet dancer until college.

— Chloe Benjamin