16 Wendy Whelan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Wendy Whelan

American Dancer

Born: May 7, 1967

Ballerina Ballet Focus Love Me You

Related authors: Alvin Ailey JoJo Siwa Katherine Dunham Martha Graham Merce Cunningham Mikhail Baryshnikov Misty Copeland Twyla Tharp

You have to decide when it is time to move on. Wendy Whelan

Time You Move On Move Decide

I've always felt like a different kind of ballerina. Wendy Whelan

Kind Like Felt Always Ballerina Different Different Kind

So much is made about the beginnings of ballet careers, the rosebud, and then once the petals and leaves start falling off, is it beautiful anymore? Some people think it is; some people don't. The expectation is to focus on the very beautiful parts, not the ending. Wendy Whelan

Beautiful People Ending Focus Made Some People Expectation Think Once Some About Parts Ballet Leaves Falling Off Very Beginnings Anymore Then Much Petals Start Careers

I have a lot of energy, a lot of interest, a lot of desire. Wendy Whelan

Energy Lot Interest Desire

I liked the structure of ballet. Wendy Whelan

Structure Liked Ballet

When you are a kid, you find so much comfort in dancing. I was comforted. Wendy Whelan

You Dancing Kid Find Comfort Comforted Much

I feel the ticking clock. And at times, I've said if I don't dance, I'd rather die. Wendy Whelan

Dance Rather Feel Ticking Said Clock Times Die

My art form is my child, and that's what I give my focus to. Wendy Whelan

Art Focus Give Art Form Child Form

A lot of my career and my drive and my passion and my striving to be better and better was built on insecurity. Wendy Whelan

Better Passion Insecurity Drive Striving Built Lot Career

I love that moment of, 'Remember when?' I love to waft. Wendy Whelan

Love Remember Remember When Moment

I've let my body soften. I've let it relax. Wendy Whelan

Relax Soften Body

Sometimes I miss being en pointe, but not a whole lot. Every once and a while, I would love to float for a minute on a shoe. But for the most part, I did it long enough that it's OK. Wendy Whelan

Love Sometimes Long Every Enough Once OK Would Minute Part Miss Most Lot Shoe Did Being While Whole Float

As ballerinas, we don't use our voices. Our voice is the body and the movement quality. Wendy Whelan

Quality Our Voice Voices Movement Body Use

Wendy Whelan Quotes

No more Wendy Whelan quotes