Ballet Quotes

The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because it keeps the ballet alive. John Guare

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In ballet class, I felt like Ralph Wiggum. Josh Groban

Class Ralph Like Felt Ballet

I was a protege; by the age of 10, I was studying with ballet choreographer Anthony Tudor in a class of adults. Judith Jamison

Class Age Adult Studying Ballet Choreographer

Since babyhood, I've always evolved from one thing to another. My mother gave me ballet lessons at 6 as part of her enthusiasm for the arts and for life. We went to museums, to the theater. While her own talent was untapped, she worked for church causes. Judith Jamison

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God comes to us in theater in the way we communicate with each other, whether it be a symphony orchestra, or a wonderful ballet, or a beautiful painting, or a play. It's a way of expressing our humanity. Julie Harris

Beautiful God Humanity Wonderful Communicate Painting Other Symphony Symphony Orchestra Our Way Ballet Orchestra Whether Theater Us Each Expressing Play

I started dancing when I was 5 years old. Ballet. Flamenco. Julie Newmar

Old Dancing Ballet Years Started

I went away when I was 9 to a ballet school. I thought I wanted to be a dancer, but eight years of ballet cured me of that. Juliet Mills

Me School Thought Dancer Ballet Years Cured Eight Wanted Away

I was always given the comedy role, even in the ballet. I was the one who fell off her points, you know? I love doing comedy, and I love being in things that make people laugh. June Whitfield

To me, dance and ballet are not so accessible. Justin Peck

Me Dance Accessible Ballet

It's time for there to be roles in the ballet where two men can fall in love, and a woman can lead a company of 20 dancers that include both men and women. Justin Peck

Love Time Woman Women Men Men And Women Fall Dancers Both Both Men And Women Lead Ballet Roles Where Company Include Two

Ballet dancers are among the greatest living athletes. Justin Peck

Living Dancers Athletes Greatest Ballet Among

What's always interested me the most about ballet is it's this great opportunity for many different artistic mediums to come together to create a cohesive experience. Justin Peck

Great Me Together Experience Opportunity Mediums About Great Opportunity Come Most Always Ballet Artistic Different Interested Create Many Cohesive

I love seeing New York City Ballet from the fourth ring, just seeing the architecture of how these bodies move from above. Justin Peck

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The ballet world, it's a crazy world. Justin Peck

Crazy World Crazy World Ballet

My intention is to make sure that the new work being created for the ballet world is relevant. Justin Peck

Work World Relevant New Make Sure Ballet Intention Being Created

I think ballet has a bad reputation of being stuffy and depleted. Justin Peck

Reputation Think Bad Ballet Being Depleted

When I'm making a new ballet, I usually read through the score a little bit, and then I have to go back and translate or transcribe all the counts for dancers because the way that you hear it is completely different from the way the musicians read and play it. Justin Peck

I think ballet is pretty open about what music is used, actually. Justin Peck

Music Think Pretty About Open Ballet Used Actually

There's nothing like the force and challenge of a new ballet to galvanize everyone involved in bringing it to life. Karen Kain

Life Challenge Nothing Everyone New Like Involved Force Ballet Bringing

Ballet really taught me so much about the power of movement. Karlie Kloss

Me Power About Ballet Taught Movement Much Really

I think that taking ballet is one of the best things a girl can do. Period. Karlie Kloss

Best Girl Think Taking Period Ballet Things

Up until I was about 12, I was a ballet dancer and a basketball player. Katherine McNamara

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