Put a man and a girl on stage and there is already a story; a man and two girls, there's already a plot.

I don't want people who want to dance; I want people who have to dance.

In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell. We can't dance synonyms.

I cannot move, I cannot even want to move, unless I hear the music first.

In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better.

First comes the sweat. Then comes the beauty if you're very lucky and have said your prayers.

What are you waiting for? What are you saving for? Now is all there is.