Childhood Quote by Suzanne Farrell

I grew up always wanting to be a dancer and when I went to New York, I fell in love with the idea of…

— Jillian Hervey

I started dancing at the age of three in my hometown of Toledo, Ohio, and it really was my sister's dream to pursue dance…

— Alyson Stoner

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

When I first moved to New York I wanted to be a dancer, I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence.

— Madonna Ciccone

When I was 12, I was doing competitive jazz, tap and ballet in Michigan. The studio put the best dancers together, and I joined…

— Jillian Rose Reed

I grew up as a competitive dancer.

— Ariana DeBose

I did ballet, jazz and flamenco from when I was five years old. And my professional career started with dancing in musicals.

— Jennifer Lopez

I was a dancer, and my father was a dancer, so I really grew up in that environment.

— Vincent Cassel

The dance world was a big part of my growing up.

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

I've always wanted to be a good dancer. It used to be my passion.

— Aishwarya Rajesh

I started dancing ballet when I was very young, so my background really is dance. But I remember loving the feeling of being on…

— Caroline Sunshine

I've loved and been so passionate about dance since I was three years old, and it's really what I wanted to do as a…

— Kaitlyn Bristowe