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My first ballet class was on a basketball court. I'm in my gym clothes and my socks trying to do this thing called ballet.…

— Misty Copeland

I've always felt like a different kind of ballerina.

— Wendy Whelan

It's a European art form, and you're used to seeing a certain type of person as a ballerina. And I don't look like a…

— Misty Copeland

I never dreamt of becoming a ballerina. I was just curious about it, it was something to explore.

— Sylvie Guillem

I believe every woman should have a flat, a really good wedge, and then the showstopper shoe.

— Brad Goreski

The stiletto is the icon of erotic femininity. You're taller, thinner and curvier, all at the same time. What's not to like?

— Valerie Steele

I know some people aspire to a ballerina's body, but I looked forward to feeling more feminine.

— Darcey Bussell

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

— Justin Peck

And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance.

— Ninette de Valois

I think that the ideal physique and look of a ballerina is always changing with different eras. And it's continuing to change.

— Misty Copeland

I love how chic yet simple ballet style is for everyday dressing.

— Mary Helen Bowers

Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become…

— Diane Kruger