Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They feel medieval. I was very happy to stop wearing them.
I danced with the London Festival at Covent Garden. I'm a ballerina by trade; I'm a ballerina who sings by the way.
The first dance performance I saw was Joffrey Ballet doing 'Billboards' to Prince.
I love nutcrackers, as I was a ballerina growing up.
Growing up, my sisters were both into dancing, so I went to a lot of dance recitals, mostly because there were always pretty girls in leotards.
I think that taking ballet is one of the best things a girl can do. Period.
I really enjoyed watching a ballerina named Denise Dabrowski who used to dance at California Ballet. She was a beautiful ballerina and role model for a lot of young dancers.
When you're really serious about ballet, it's a job - even if you're 15 years old. You're doing it six to eight hours a day.
I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.
When you're a dancer, you start with the basics. You don't all of a sudden do a grand jete and pirouette. You start with first position, second, third.
I was one of those dancers who they say wants to feel the floor through their pointe shoes. I would end up not wearing toe pads and that stuff. I would just wrap minimal amounts of paper towels around my toes.
A simple scoop-neck leotard highlights a ballerina's swanlike neck and elegant posture, both rooted in a powerful core.
I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.
I had never a thought of training to be a ballerina. I was a normal child. I never dreamed of the tutu.
Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just 32 fouettes - but double or triple pirouettes.
When I was filming in Budapest for ITV's 'Titanic,' I realised I'd never been to the ballet before so decided to see a production of 'Giselle.' I went on my own. As it was my first ballet, it was a very bizarre and interesting experience but very enjoyable.
The highest heels I do are six-inch heels - but mostly only dancers can wear them, since they are used to being on point in ballet shoes.
Ballet is the fairies' baseball.
The worst thing about me is my toes. I've thick joints from wearing pointe ballet shoes - I went to a dance school from the age of 11 and danced every day.
When I was a kid, toe dancing and toe shoes had a meaning in our culture as a serious kind of art.
I've got no plans to be a ballet dancer at the moment.
Apparently, I have good feet for ballet.
In ballet class, I felt like Ralph Wiggum.
If you looked at my feet, you would know for sure that I used to do ballet. They're completely destroyed and ripped up.
I will never give up my dream of being a prima ballerina and backup dancer for Justin Timberlake!
