Ballet Quotes

I always knew I wanted to dance. I started ballet when I was three years old, and I just knew it was something that I loved and that I wanted to do. Bianca Marroquin
Old Dance Three Something Knew Always Ballet Years Just Wanted Loved Started
Cincinnatians support a symphony, an opera, a ballet, museums, many galleries and theater groups. Bill Dedman
Symphony Support Opera Ballet Theater Galleries Many Groups Museums
I started doing theater at the age of six. I also took tap and jazz lessons. I refused to take ballet, which is one of my biggest regrets to this day. Brandon Uranowitz
Day Age Jazz Took Take Also Ballet Doing Tap Six Refused Biggest Which Theater Regrets Lessons Started
I took tap and ballet, which likely contributed to my sense of rhythm and showmanship. I love creating music that gets people moving together, free of inhibitions. Bria Skonberg
Love Music Together People Free Sense Took Likely Ballet Tap Gets Which Rhythm Moving Creating Inhibitions Showmanship
It'd be very difficult to cast me as a ballet dancer. Everybody is, in some sense, controlled by their size and their gender. I'm not going to be allowed to play the part that Denzel Washington plays. Brian Dennehy
Me Gender Sense Difficult Everybody Dancer Some Cast Allowed Part Ballet Ballet Dancer Very Denzel Denzel Washington Controlled Going Size Washington Play Plays
When working with classical musicians, it is important to be clear as possible in the score about what my intentions are. Because there isn't a lot of rehearsal time, especially at the ballet, it's best if everything is written in the score. Bryce Dessner
Time Best Musicians Important Everything Possible Classical About Written Clear Because Ballet Score Lot Intentions Working Rehearsal
Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet. Camille Paglia
Talent Boy Ballet Heaven Help
I was a ballet dancer growing up and that's what I was convinced I would be. Candice Swanepoel
Dancer Would Would-Be Ballet Ballet Dancer Up Convinced Growing Growing Up
I love ballet because you can see how beautiful the body is. Carine Roitfeld
Love Beautiful You See Because How Ballet Body
I think that ballet is very good for the body. It's very similar to yoga, because you have to hold a position. Carine Roitfeld
Good You Think Similar Because Ballet Very Yoga Hold Body Position
Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall. Carine Roitfeld
Good You Because Tall Makes Ballet Up Stand Stand Up
At age 14, coming to the U.S., all I knew was American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov, Nureyev, and some of the European companies. I barely knew anything about Balanchine. Carla Korbes
Age Theatre Some About Knew Ballet Coming American Anything Barely Companies European
I was sent to ballet classes when I was a little girl. I wasn't very good, but it's that thing where little girls always try ballet, or whatever. Cat Deeley
Good Try Girl Whatever Classes Always Ballet Very Where Little Sent Little Girl Little Girls Thing
Growing up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, I took classes as a young girl and became very serious about ballet, and also performed with a local company, although it wasn't a professional company. Cathy Marie Buchanan
Girl Young Took Local Classes About Ontario Performed Also Although Became Ballet Falls Up Very Young Girl Niagara Professional Company Serious Growing Growing Up
Edgar Degas's famous sculpture, 'Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,' served as my muse for 'The Painted Girls.' I came upon a television documentary on the work, and as someone who held the sculpture in high esteem and who largely considered ballet to be the high-minded pursuit of privileged young girls, I was struck by what I would learn. Cathy Marie Buchanan
Work Girl Young Dancer Considered Television High Would Someone Struck Pursuit Documentary Edgar Learn Ballet Came Privileged Famous Esteem Young Girls Little Aged Held Sculpture Who Painted Largely Served Fourteen Muse
I was from Washington, D.C., and then I came to New York and got the scholarship for the ballet. Chita Rivera
Scholarship New Got Ballet Came York New York Then Washington
I grew up in San Francisco, and I trained as a ballet dancer until college. Chloe Benjamin
College Dancer Francisco Until Ballet Ballet Dancer Up Trained Grew San San Francisco
When I've done gymnastics, ballet or soccer - I was always trying to be the best. I'm really driven. Really driven. Chloe Grace Moretz
Best Gymnastics Driven Always Ballet Trying Done Soccer Really
My mom was a dance teacher, so she put me in dance school when I was a kid. I did everything. I used to take ballet. Chris Messina
Teacher Mom Me School Dance Everything Kid Take Put She Ballet Did Used
Since I was a child I've loved going to the opera, theatre and ballet. Christian Lacroix
Theatre Since Opera Ballet Child Going Loved
The highest heels I do are six-inch heels - but mostly only dancers can wear them, since they are used to being on point in ballet shoes. Their feet are arched. Christian Louboutin
Shoes Dancers Wear Only Point Highest Since Feet Mostly Ballet Being Heels Them Used
It was something I was more interested in myself. When I went to see my sister dance at ballet, I was really into costumes and the arts, and my family was also supportive of whatever me and my sister wanted to do. I would say I pushed myself the most to be into design. Christian Siriano
Myself Family Me Dance Sister Whatever Design Say Would See Something More Costumes Pushed Supportive Most Also Ballet Arts Wanted Interested Really
When I was young, I took classical ballet lessons, but I wasn't very good at it. It was really frustrating because I wanted to be good at it. When I stopped having lessons, I began to dance and improvise, and I felt more comfortable. Christine and the Queens
Good Dance Improvise Young Took Classical Having More Comfortable Because Felt Ballet Began Very Stopped Wanted Frustrating Really Lessons
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. Courtney Barnett
You Grateful Listening Jazz Nice Introduced Pretty Classical Records Stuff Ballet Lots Up Orchestra Being Grew Which Little Really Cool Watched
A producer wouldn't think of making a film about ballet dancers without using real dancers, but they will cast actors who have never held a bat in baseball films. D. B. Sweeney
Will Think Films Bat Dancers About Cast Never Without Making Real Ballet Held Producer Who Using Baseball Film Actor
I think it's particularly stupid that filmmakers have traditionally said, 'Yeah, I like baseball, but the movie's not going to be about the intricacies of the game.' I mean, you wouldn't cast an overweight guy with stubble if you were doing a ballet film. D. B. Sweeney
You Game Stupid Think About Guy Cast Like Particularly Said Yeah Ballet Doing Were Overweight Going Movie Mean Baseball Film Filmmakers
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