Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned.
George BalanchineI don't have a past. I have a continuous present. The past is part of the present, just as the future is. We exist in time.
George BalanchineIf you don't feel challenged, it's because you're not doing enough. Ballet should never feel comfortable. Comfortable is lazy! If you're comfortable when you dance, you're not pushing yourself hard enough. 100 % is not enough. You have to give 200%. One tendu takes years of hard work and will never be perfect. Everything in ballet is a challenge.
George Balanchine