255 Quotes About Ballet

  • Author Charlize Theron
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    I come from a ballet background; I did ballet for 12 years and I consider that my theater. I told stories with my body for 12 years and then came into this industry. I couldn't let go of that and it's still important to me. I really wanted to learn the skills of what Aeon had. I wanted to learn gymnastics; I didn't want to just be on wires and fake everything. I learned some skills I never thought I would learn.

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  • Author Dita Von Teese
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    I'd say the only time I ever get nervous is around great ballet dancers or people I really admire.

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  • Author John Talbot
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    Wayne brings with him a wealth of experience and a fine reputation and I am confident that he will make a powerful contribution to English National Ballet and to the British dance world.

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  • Author Terry Teachout
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    What is true of ballet is no less true of the other lively arts. Change is built into their natures. You watch a performance, and then... it's gone.

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  • Author Toni Tennille
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    My years of ballet and jazz dance lessons didn't make me any more graceful - they just helped keep me from bumping into the furniture on stage.

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  • Author Tommy Tune
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    Success comes from having a fulfilling experience and being inside the moment of that experience. Success does not come in retrospect or as a recollection or even as an evaluation from others. lt's not something that you can physically hold onto or repeat at will. Only when you acknowledge the special moments can you truly feel the effects of your most wonderful achievements.

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  • Author Twyla Tharp
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    At the ballet classes I took when I first came to New York, I would see great dancers like Cynthia Gregory and Lupe Serrano. I would look at them and study what they could do, and what I couldn't do. And then I'd think maybe they should try what I could do.

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  • Author Twyla Tharp
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    The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.

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  • Author Twiggy
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    Ballet pumps are the dream shoes because they are so comfortable. They look great both with jeans and summer dresses; and you can even wear the right pair with an evening gown.

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