Adam G. Sevani Quotes

I started dancing when I saw Fred Astaire in 'Flying Down to Rio,' at approximately nine years old. Fred Astaire influenced me, more than anything, to be in 'show business.'

As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a bigger version of Fred Astaire, and he was amazing as well.

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

No one around me was obsessed with Fred Astaire except for me. It just snowballed, really. I started with tap lessons. When I didn't have tap shoes, I taped nickels on the bottom of my penny loafers.

I prefer musicals, because I am the best dancer who ever lived. The best plies, the best sashays, and by far the best-smelling Capezios.

I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse.

I love dancing; I adore salsa dancing and wish I could be in a Broadway chorus.

I started out as a dancer as a kid; I've been dancing since I was 4. So performing was always part of what I was.

Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls.

I can always remember the dances, even from shows I did 40 years ago.

Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire?

I studied dancing for 13 years. And loved to dance. Always wanted to dance with Fred Astaire.

I did a lot of dancing when I was young.

I wanted to be a tap dancer when I was very young.

My mom was a huge fan of 'Dirty Dancing.' I couldn't quite get a break, and she was like, 'Patrick Swayze was a dancer!' And Fred Astaire. I started dancing, and it led me to acting. It helps with fighting or whatever choreography in general.

My dad photographed a lot of beautiful dancers. My mom was a dancer.

My Mom is a ballet director, so I had this idea in me that classical training is the best foundation for anything you do, so I wanted to get a classical background and voice.

Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do Chicago. I love being in front of an audience. It's so stimulating. I also love to barbecue.

I can sing as well as Fred Astaire can act.

My first vocation was dance.

Adam Shankman has got such love and passion for dance.

I actually sing horribly, but I used to dance pretty good. I was a gymnast, and you can usually use those gymnastic tricks with dance. Plus, they're so much fun to do. That wasn't really a big part of my career. It was just a phase.

When I was a teeny little girl, I was in dancing school, and I sang.

Tap dancing is something I love, and I've been working on it to get really good.

I'm really influenced by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.