I Cannot Move, I Cannot Even Want

Most Ballet Teachers In The United States Are Terrible. If They Were In Medicine, Everyone Would Be Poisoned.

I Can Always Invent Movement, And Sometimes It Can Be Fitted Into The Right Place, But That Is Not Choreography. It Is The Music That Dictates The Whole Shape Of The Work. I Do Not Believe In The Permanence Of Anything In Ballet Save The Purely Classical.

Ballet Dancing Is Arduous, Strenuous Activity. Students Are Engaged In Physical Training That Rivals The Training Olympic Athletes Undergo. At The Same Time, They Strive For Physical Perfection Not For The Prowess Alone But As A Way Of Achieving The Means Necessary To Express The Pure Nature Of Their Art.

If You Don't Feel Challenged, It's Because You're Not Doing Enough. Ballet Should Never Feel Comfortable. Comfortable Is Lazy! If You're Comfortable When You Dance, You're Not Pushing Yourself Hard Enough. 100 % Is Not Enough. You Have To Give 200%. One Tendu Takes Years Of Hard Work And Will Never Be Perfect. Everything In Ballet Is A Challenge.

Your Eyes Is Camera And Your Brain Is A File Cabinet.