Keith Gessen Quotes

The first dance performance I saw was Joffrey Ballet doing 'Billboards' to Prince.

My mum took me to the ballet at three, and that was the only time I sat still, with jaw open, mesmerised. She brought me home, and I wouldn't stop dancing.

I have been very lucky to work in so many new ballets, but that is what a dancer's work is.

'The Leaves Are Fading' had something of a vogue when Antony Tudor made it in 1975, largely because of Gelsey Kirkland's ravishing performance.

One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing.

I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'

I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets.

I've always been obsessed with being on stage and putting shows together.

Ballet is a classically based art form, so it comes with a certain set of rules, at least to start with; then it's about how far you want to push from there.

Pure dance form is not dying.

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

I always wanted to act. I am very passionate about the art. So when I got the opportunity, I was more than happy.

I was working in a day job in marketing but I had my sights on doing an open-mic night.

I've always been interested in dance and want to be a trained contemporary dancer.

I don't know if I would write an opera, maybe because of the words. But yes, I would be really excited to do it. I would certainly write a ballet or... I've done a lot of stage before.

My experience of performing in Gurgaon has been very satisfying.

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

My first love is acting, but dancing comes naturally to me.

My choreography is very classically based.

The Royal Academy of Dance is an institution that trains to a very high standard.

To do a year and a half on stage at the London Palladium was a buzz that's hard to beat.

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

Ballet is an incredible art, but it can be a bit elitist, which is a really big turn off to me.

I am a trained classical dancer.

I did musical theatre for about four years. One time, I did six shows in one year whilst juggling school.