Dance Partners Quotes

Ballroom dancing: it's a wonderful thing at so many levels because you've got to follow the rules. They used to call those rules etiquette once upon a time, but you don't really have that any more.

I did ballet at the Menlo Park Academy of Dance from age 4 to 11, but then I switched to ballroom, and I've been doing that ever since.

Take faith, for example. For many people in our world, the opposite of faith is doubt. The goal, then, within this understanding, is to eliminate doubt. But faith and doubt aren't opposites. Doubt is often a sign that your faith has a pulse, that it's alive and well and exploring and searching. Faith and doubt aren't opposites, they are, it turns out, excellent dance partners.

My small experience on 'Dancing with the Stars' allowed me to slowly appreciate the Waltz and Viennese Waltz, but to see it in Vienna is something much different.

I'm happy to dance with anyone, to be honest. I've had some great partners, who have all been talented. But not all of them at dancing.

My wife is a great dancer. But I don't dance.

In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.

I've done tangos with men who thought my ass was a squeaky toy.

I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of the greatest dancers of all time - with Gene Kelly and John Travolta.

The paso doble is my favourite dance on 'Strictly,' so I'm so pleased I get to do it.

Ballroom is two people dancing together to music, touching in perfect harmony.

My parents used to go ballroom dancing in their latter years, and it gave them so much pleasure.

When I first started out, I was really attracted to having my own sense of style because I started swing dancing, lindy hop, and jitterbug.

Ballroom dancing is like being on Mars compared to what I've done throughout my life.

I know I'm never going to be a professional ballroom dancer.

I love all the Latin dances. I love all the upbeat, salsa, cha-cha, samba dances. I just love the music - and wearing the costumes.

Apart from the occasional bit of dad dancing, I really can't dance.

I've learnt not to expect a lot from supermodels - we've had them on 'Strictly' before and they've been horrendous.

I've always thought of the process of creating ballets as being this kind of team effort. It's not like being a painter, where you have your paint, and you have canvas, and you just go at it. I'm working with these living, breathing, functioning human beings, and they have their own thoughts and ideas about what works well movement-wise.

It's quite amazing how obsessed everyone is by 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I don't watch it so I don't know anything about it.

'Dancing With the Stars' was fun, and it opened me up to dancing.

When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman.

When you're out dancing with your friends, you think you're cool. But then you get in the ballroom, and it's totally different.

At nine years old, I was presented an opportunity to move to Toronto to train for pairs dancing. As soon as I heard that that's what it entailed, I was out of there. It's like a past life. I hung up my skates and never looked back.

'ABCD' is an out-and-out dance film. I also dance in the film. I must say you would see better dancers than me in this film. It was very tough for me to match their steps.