Letting go of perfectionism, so ingrained in the nature of a ballet dancer, can be the most difficult thing.

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The vocabulary and manner of classical ballet express a high order of discipline and restraint,...

The vocabulary and manner of classical ballet express a high order of discipline and restraint,...

One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is...

One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is...

A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning...

A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning...

Ballet is only good when it is great.

Ballet is only good when it is great.

My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked...

My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked...

When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to...

When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to...

Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan...

Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan...

If it were not for dreams there would not be such a thing as ballet,...

If it were not for dreams there would not be such a thing as ballet,...

Men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.

Men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.

What's so wonderful about ballet is that it's mind-driven physicality. It's almost a Greek ideal...

What's so wonderful about ballet is that it's mind-driven physicality. It's almost a Greek ideal...

Ballet is the one form of theater where nobody speaks a foolish word all evening...

Ballet is the one form of theater where nobody speaks a foolish word all evening...

Ballet class is like Life Lessons 101. You learn some of life's most important lessons...

Ballet class is like Life Lessons 101. You learn some of life's most important lessons...

Everything is beautiful at the ballet...

Everything is beautiful at the ballet...

Ballet is a dance executed by the human soul.

Ballet is a dance executed by the human soul.

You don't have to know about ballet to enjoy it, all you have to do...

You don't have to know about ballet to enjoy it, all you have to do...

Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy...it becomes possible.

Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy...it becomes possible.

Ballet is not technique but a way of expression that comes more closely to the...

Ballet is not technique but a way of expression that comes more closely to the...