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Suzanne Farrell

Suzanne Farrell

American Dancer

Born: Aug 16, 1945

Because Dancing Life Love Wonderful You

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

You don't learn from a situation where you do something well. You enjoy it and you give yourself credit, but you don't really learn from that. You learn from trial and error, trial and error, all the time. Suzanne Farrell

Time You Yourself Situation Enjoy Trial Trial And Error Give Something Well Learn Error Where Really Credit

I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that was a great sort of preparation, in a way. Suzanne Farrell

Love Great Preparation Think Way Pretend Would Dressed Had Sophisticated Sort Were Chic Up Sisters Get Ladies Two

I loved tests because it was another form of competing, a healthy competition. Suzanne Farrell

Competition Healthy Another Because Tests Form Loved Competing

I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales that we were required to translate in Latin, and all these interesting people who were never quite what they thought they would be or seemed to be. Suzanne Farrell

I liked tap, because I liked hearing the results of my movements. Suzanne Farrell

Results Liked Because Tap Hearing Movements

I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else. It required a certain kind of conformity that I didn't feel like I wanted to do. Suzanne Farrell

I learned to love dance for its own sake. Suzanne Farrell

Love Dance Own Learned Sake To Love

On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes, at any age. It gives you a discipline, it gives you a place to go. It gives you some control in your life. Suzanne Farrell

Life You Age Wonderful Discipline Control Think Other Everyone Classes Some Gives Take Ballet Go Hand Any Place Your

When you are on stage, you don't see faces. The lights are in your eyes and you see just this black void out in front of you. And yet you know there is life out there, and you have to get your message across. Suzanne Farrell

Life You Eyes Black Stage Out See Faces Void Lights Know Message Get Front Just Across Your

I didn't have any doubts about my choice of career, but I had constant doubts about my ability, yes. Suzanne Farrell

Constant Ability About Had Yes Any Choice Doubts Career

I can't read a note. I have lots of discipline, but I can't sit still at any instrument. Suzanne Farrell

Discipline Sit Instrument Read Still Lots Any Note

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