Alone Quote by Misty Copeland

I would have young dancers come to me and ask me questions and want to know what my experiences were like: 'What's it like…

— Misty Copeland

Throughout my career, I have benefitted from the experience and counsel of a wide range of people who took a very personal interest in…

— Laurel J. Richie

When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes. "Mom, I'm too young to dance," I told her. She kind of…

— Jeff Bridges

When I met her she was Anna Mae. I was the one who turned her into Tina Turner. I had to tell her how…

— Ike Turner

I was called a bookish child. Mother sent me to a ballet teacher in Cincinnati when I was nine years old. I guess I…

— Vera-Ellen

I caught the mentorship bug when I was Miss California U.S.A. and volunteered to mentor for a brand new program called 'Who's Your Hero.'…

— Meagan Tandy

When I was 11, I was riding in the car with my mother. We were in the middle of a dance workshop, and on…

— Ariana DeBose

My mom used to be a dancer, so I always wanted to be like her growing up.

— Tate McRae

That girl had a great way of making friends, and strangers, and anyone else who was around.

— Joan Rivers

My first passion was to create for young girls the idea that you have to be brave and courageous, it's not easy taking big…

— Oti Mabuse

I've had a lot of little girls write to me saying that they want to be dancers and that I've inspired them.

— Cheryl Burke

I always knew I wanted to dance and when I was eight, I started ballet lessons at a church hall. They all wore pink…

— Arlene Phillips