Athlete Quote by Mitzi Gaynor

I think dancing was a way of showing your femininity and, through the years, your strength, because it's a male-dominated industry.

— Shirley Ballas

I always love being able to dance with athletes because they just know how to be coached.

— Cheryl Burke

You can have a knack for dancing, but you still have to practice till your feet are bleeding to be worthy of being in…

— Bronson Pinchot

Little did I know that there's nothing more competitive in the world than a professional ballroom dancer. They are as competitive as Olympic athletes.

— Bruce Forsyth

It's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer.

— Twyla Tharp

Dancing never becomes easy, just more possible // dance

— YOnik

Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully, and with inevitability. Dance is the only art of which we…

— Anonymous

I think people don't often realize how much goes into being a male dancer. It's athletic and it's hard. It's not just men wearing…

— Amanda Schull

Ballet dancing is arduous, strenuous activity. Students are engaged in physical training that rivals the training Olympic athletes undergo. At the same time, they…

— George Balanchine

There is something about dance that is actually a great tension. There is something that is incredibly freeing about dancing for dancers who do…

— George Nolfi

Lots of celebrities have had some sort of dance training, especially actors or singers - they have to have some movement skill and be…

— Craig Revel Horwood

I think first, dance is a creative expression, and then second... And what is the word? Athletic. It's a sport. It takes a lot…

— Gabby Windey