Justin Peck Quotes

One of the things that made Bob so unique and wonderful is that he had a genuine style, like Balanchine, like de Mille.

You know who a role model for me is? George Ballanchine.

The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it's about listening, it's about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that.

Adam Shankman has got such love and passion for dance.

When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes.

I started with ballet, and once I started to really like it, I got into more - I did jazz and tap, and then kept going.

Creating a dance is like coming up with a Chuck Berry riff.

I've got a three-year-old daughter. To picture her being a dancer, I'd absolutely love that. I'm in absolute awe of what they do. Just seeing them work, they're incredible.

I realized early on, I'm more interested in Baryshnikov than some dancer who wants to do a rock show with ballet.

All of the vintage photos of Ballets Russes are so inspiring.

I am a dancer at heart.

I was always interested in choreography - in making people think and feel something.

I've always felt that Balanchine is my ultimate teacher. I learn the most from observing his work and also dancing in it.

I loved being at the Royal Ballet. Those choreographers, MacMillan and Ashton, they knew how to translate complicated life into choreography.

Dance has been a driving force in my life for 25 years. From music videos and hip hop, to jazz and musical theater, to ballet and classic modern dance, I have had extensive exposure to a variety of techniques that inspire my own electric style.

I'm a dancer, so I love to dance.

I feel like dance, by its nature, goes so easily to grand and beautiful.

I love ballet because you can see how beautiful the body is.

Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.

I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft.

I wanted to be an Ailey dancer. I would watch Alvin Ailey videos over and over, and I'd picture myself doing that. I was obsessed with it.

The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.

I love working with Alicia Keys, because it's not just the ability to do the dance to me; I think it's the ability to interpret it that excites me the most.

I look at the dancers and I get the inspiration for the work from them.

I loved dance.