To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking

The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend.

Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming.

If you want to understand a nation, look at its dances and listen to its folk songs - don't pay any attention to its politicians.

Dance constitutes a true recapturing of... freedom and childish play.

The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one's feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously.

When I dance I am really meditating rather then performing for an audience. I am completely absorbed by the music and the steps I choose to respond to the music.

Ballet technique never becomes easy, it becomes possible

Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.