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

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.

Dancers are instruments, like a piano the choreographer plays.

If 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.

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

I am a cloud - in trousers.

Dance is music made visible