First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived from other times, and carefully to watch the bad - and throw it out.

Classical ballet will never die.

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence

Diaghilev was the first to notice good character dancers and that sort of thing.

God gave us all exactly the same fingers, arms, legs, and feet, but in our different countries we divided them all a little differently as we feel it, do you understand?

It's either not good enough and dies altogether, or it develops.

First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived from other times, and carefully to watch the bad - and throw it out.