Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life.
Jumping for joy' is a very basic human reaction, and a child skipping down the street is simply an untrained dancer.
...wherever one is, some part of oneself remains on another continent.
Take your work seriously, but never yourself.
Dancing was something to be taken very seriously when engaged in and otherwise put out of mind.
I have never wanted to live to be old, so old I'd run out of friends or money.