Dancing is my gift and my life... God gave me this gift to bring delight to others. I am haunted by the need to dance. It is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual. It is happiness.

If I can't dance then I'd rather be dead.

Whenever I have had a sudden urge to quit dancing, I just remember that moment I had when I was young and remember that dancing is what I want to do.

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal.

A true artist should have no secrets. On the stage, you must be able to transmit every emotion to the spectator.

I danced from the moment I could stand.

It is useless to dabble in beauty. One must be utterly devoted to beauty, with every nerve of the body.