I could never make a ballet by wrinkling my brow and concentrating. If you set out deliberately to make a masterpiece, how will you ever get it finished?
George BalanchineStoryless is not abstract. Two dancers on the stage are enough material for a story; for me, they are already a story in themselves
George BalanchineThe pointes for girls, I always say, have to be like an elephant's trunk; strong and yet flexible and soft.
George Balanchine