Ballet Quote by Wendy Whelan

“I think the leotard for me became, after I retired, a sort of a symbol of the confines of still fitting into the ballet world in mind and body.” quote by Wendy Whelan — Download Open image

“I think the leotard for me became, after I retired, a sort of a symbol of the confines of still fitting into the ballet world in mind and body.”

Wendy Whelan

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I look back, and I have no regrets, truly. Everything led me to the place where I am now.

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