the first night is the worst possible time to make a hard and fast criticism: the baby never looks its best on the day it is born.

Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life.

the first night is the worst possible time to make a hard and fast criticism: the baby never looks its best on the day it is born.

Dancers are both athletes and artists.

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.

The world of dance is a natural world from which civilization has divorced many of us by making it appear remote - something reserved for the few who have a special talent.

I have never wanted to live to be old, so old I'd run out of friends or money.