255 Quotes About Ballet

With classical ballet you are literally injuring yourself.

Even when she walks one would believe that she dances.

I was sent to ballet school when I was very young. I really loved dancing. I started performing in high school by the end of my sophomore year.

I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff. Which I'm really grateful for - it's pretty nice being introduced to that when you're little.

You increase muscle bulk by training against resistance. For example, weights. And in ballet, this isn't the case.

Ballet will speak for itself. About itself.

Never excuse yourself.

Dancing cheek to cheek.

Ballet is just a vocabulary like English. Most classical ballets emphasize how high a woman can hold her leg, how skinny she is and all the tricks she can do. She may not ever have to express anything but extreme happiness or sadness. These ballets rarely interpret life. They are fables with princesses and fairies.