Ballet Quote by Twyla Tharp

I actually came to New York when I was 12 and did ballet school for a little while. I was being groomed to be…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to…

— Misty Copeland

I am most excited about reaching out to young girls who dream of a career in ballet, especially to African-American young girls, because they…

— Michaela DePrince

So I'm studying ballet every day and really training so people will see me as a ballet dancer, which no one's seen before.

— Sutton Foster

I did do ballet seriously and considered being professional and all of that, and I went to Tisch and got a dance degree.

— Monica Barbaro

Growing up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, I took classes as a young girl and became very serious about ballet, and also performed with a…

— Cathy Marie Buchanan

I'd quit ballet school, which I thought was going to be my path, but my gut instinct told me to do something different.

— Alicia Vikander

I came to New York to study ballet and English.

— Penelope Cruz

I think that, like any kind of career, there are many different people involved in the ballet world.

— Amanda Schull

One of my sisters was doing dance, and I'd watch from the back of the classroom in my trainers. Slowly, I started integrating myself…

— Jonathan Bailey

I was sent to ballet classes when I was a little girl. I wasn't very good, but it's that thing where little girls always…

— Cat Deeley

I've studied dance since I was very young, and I continue to study ballet.

— Sarah Gadon