The choreographer and the dancer must rememberโจthat they reach the audience through the eye.โจIt's the illusion created which convinces the audience,โจmuch as it is with the work of a magician.
George BalanchineOne is born to be a dancer. No teacher can work miracles, nor will years of training make a good dancer of an untalented pupil. One may be able to acquire a certain technical facility, but no one can ever 'acquire an exceptional talent.' I have never prided myself on having an unusually gifted pupil. A Pavlova is no one's pupil but God's.
George Balanchine