Sylvie Guillem Quotes

Soledad Barrio is clearly a master - of thrilling steps and passionate movement. She stalks, she circles, she struts, she snaps her head - her feet drill the stage.

It was extraordinary 'cause I was 17 years old when I first danced with Edward Villella. And we were both young. But I had seen him dance, and he was already a star. So he was just so gentle and wonderful and kind, and we had a great rapport together. He was one of the most exciting dancers of our day.

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

The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.

I very much like dance and dancers.

I've been dancing for 10 years.

I was a dancer from a young age. My parents were dancers; we were taken to a lot of ballet as children. It occurred to me that what I liked more than dancing the steps was acting the story of whatever particular performance I was taking part in.

You may feel that Peter Martins' 'Beauty' is too compressed and inexpressive, but it's loyal to the text.

I've been dancing my entire life. Jazz, hip hop, ballet. And then there's tap dancing. I love to tap.

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.

I've always loved dancing. As soon as there is good music, I've got to get up and dance. I was passionate about ballet as a little girl.

If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.

Dancing is my passion. I started as a dancer.

I have brought you to the ring, now dance if you can.

As ballerinas, we don't use our voices. Our voice is the body and the movement quality.

Balanchine was just able to strike the balance between literal narrative and abstract dance.

I am a dancer at heart.

My genuine passion for dance was born watching Ballet Rambert perform Christopher Bruce's harrowing 'Ghost Dances.'

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

I really have been dancing my whole life.

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

I feel I can handle the architecture of dance as well as anybody.

Dancing came easy for me. Acting came hard.

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